43 Persei is a binary star[7][8] system in the northern constellation Perseus. It is visible to the naked eye as a dim, yellow-white hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.28.[2] The system is located around 38.7 parsecs (126.2 ly) distant from the Sun, based on its dynamical parallax.[5]
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43 Persei
Location of 43 Persei (circled) |
Observation data
Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 |
| Constellation |
Perseus |
| Right ascension |
03h 56m 36.52069s[1] |
| Declination |
+50° 41′ 43.3646″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) |
5.28[2] |
| Characteristics |
| Spectral type |
F5V[3] |
| U−B color index |
+0.00[4] |
| B−V color index |
+0.41[4] |
| Astrometry |
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| Radial velocity (Rv) | +25.43±0.04[5] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +92.450[1] mas/yr
Dec.: -129.755[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 26.0059±0.1271 mas[6] |
| Distance | 126±0.65 ly
(38.7±0.2 pc)[5] |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 2.23[2] |
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| Orbit[5] |
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| Period (P) | 30.43885±0.00002 days |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 6.99±0.06 mas |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.6421±0.0006 |
| Longitude of the node (Ω) | 150.2±0.3° |
| Periastron epoch (T) | 57,340.551±0.003 JD |
Argument of periastron (ω)
(primary) | 207.71±0.11° |
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary) | 52.24±0.06 km/s |
Semi-amplitude (K2)
(secondary) | 53.15±0.06 km/s |
| Details[5] |
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| 43 Per Aa |
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| Mass | 1.434±0.014 M☉ |
| Radius | 1.67±0.06 R☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.15±0.02 cgs |
| Temperature | 6,790±120 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.00[2] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 14.1±0.9 km/s |
| 43 Per Ab |
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| Mass | 1.409±0.014 M☉ |
| Radius | 1.6±0.1 R☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.18±0.03 cgs |
| Temperature | 6,770±90 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.00[2] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 10.6±1.7 km/s |
| Other designations |
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| A Persei, 43 Per, BD+50°860, GC 4728, HD 24546, HIP 18453, HR 1210, SAO 24314, CCDM J03566+5042AP, WDS J03566+5042AD |
| Database references |
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| SIMBAD | data |
Close
This is a double-lined spectroscopic binary with an orbital period of 30.4 days and an eccentricity of 0.6.[7] It has also been spatially resolved with interferometry at the CHARA array.[5] There are distant companions B (separation 75.5" and magnitude 10.66), C (separation 85.6" and magnitude 12.18), and D (separation 68" and magnitude 13.43).[9]
