hip-19335

Variable star

Its story

50 Persei is a yellow-white F-type star kindled just 68 light-years away —practically a galactic neighbour—, within the constellation that recalls the hero who slew Medusa. Hotter and more luminous than the Sun, its glow shows subtle variations that modern photometric campaigns have charted in detail. The light entering the eyepiece tonight set out when the first space telescope was still an idea on paper.

Constellation: Perseus
Apparent magnitude: 5.52
Distance: 68.5 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 62.152° · Dec 38.040°
Catalogue: HIP 19335 · HD 25998

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