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Its story

32 Persei is a white A-type star about 151 light-years away, a modest distance on galactic scales. At magnitude 4.96 it stays barely visible to the eye from clean skies, set within a constellation peopled by Algol, the famed eclipsing binary. On northern winter nights it accompanies the mythical hero who holds Medusa s head, forming part of the quiet backdrop against which Perseus s most celebrated stars stand out.