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RS Persei

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RS Persei

RS Persei is the red star closest to the centre of NGC 884, the right hand cluster (north is down).
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Perseus
Right ascension  2h 22m 24.288s[1]
Declination +57° 0.6′ 34.08″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.82-10.0[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type M4Iab[3]
Variable type SRc[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−38.0±2[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −0.371±0.137[5] mas/yr
Dec.: −0.931±0.165[5] mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.6437 ± 0.0822[5] mas
Distance2,345±55[6] pc
Absolute magnitude (MV)−6.18[7]
Details[6]
Mass12-15 M
Radius770±30 R
Luminosity77,600+9,500
−8,400
 L
Surface gravity (log g)−0.2±0.05 cgs
Temperature3,470±90 K
Other designations
RS Per, HD 14488, BD +56°583, 2MASS J02222428+5706340, AAVSO 0215+56A
Database references
SIMBADdata

RS Persei is a red supergiant variable star located in the Double Cluster in Perseus.

References

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  4. Wilson, Ralph Elmer (1953). "General catalogue of stellar radial velocities". Washington. Bibcode:1953GCRV..C......0W.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Baron, F.; Monnier, J. D.; Kiss, L. L.; Neilson, H. R.; Zhao, M.; Anderson, M.; Aarnio, A.; Pedretti, E.; Thureau, N.; Ten Brummelaar, T. A.; Ridgway, S. T.; McAlister, H. A.; Sturmann, J.; Sturmann, L.; Turner, N. (2014). "CHARA/MIRC Observations of Two M Supergiants in Perseus OB1: Temperature, Bayesian Modeling, and Compressed Sensing Imaging". The Astrophysical Journal. 785 (1): 46. arXiv:1405.4032. Bibcode:2014ApJ...785...46B. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/785/1/46. S2CID 17085548.
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