Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
---|---|
Constellation | Perseus |
Right ascension | 02h 42m 14.91569s [1] |
Declination | +40° 11′ 38.1898″ [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.94 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | F9 V [3] |
U−B color index | +0.08 [2] |
B−V color index | +0.56 [2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | 5.20 [4] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) |
RA: −17.20
[1]
mas/
yr Dec.: −183.30 [1] mas/ yr |
Parallax (π) | 41.34 ± 0.43 mas [1] |
Distance | 78.9 ± 0.8
ly (24.2 ± 0.3 pc) |
Orbit | |
Period (P) | 330.98 [5] d |
Semi-major axis (a) | 53.18 [6] mas |
Eccentricity (e) | 0.663 [5] |
Inclination (i) | 127.17 [6]° |
Details | |
12 Per A | |
Mass | 1.382±0.019 [5] M☉ |
Radius | 1.55 [5] R☉ |
Luminosity | 3.02 [5] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.20±0.10 [5] cgs |
Temperature | 6195±200 [5] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | ≥0.35 [5] dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 13 [7] km/s |
Age | 1.12 [5] Gyr |
12 Per B | |
Mass | 1.240±0.017 [5] M☉ |
Radius | 1.31 [5] R☉ |
Luminosity | 1.86 [5] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.30±0.10 [5] cgs |
Temperature | 6000±200 [5] K |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
12 Persei (12 Per) is a double-lined spectroscopic binary star system in the northern constellation Perseus. Its combined apparent magnitude is 4.94, [2] which means it can be viewed with the naked eye. Based upon parallax measurements, this system is about 79 light years away from the Sun. [1]
The magnitude difference between the two components is estimated to be 0.51. Based upon this, the primary has a mass around 138% of the Sun, 155% of the Sun's radius, and shines with three times the Sun's luminosity. The smaller secondary component is also larger than the Sun, with 124% of the Sun's mass, 131% of the radius of the Sun, and has 186% of the Sun's luminosity. [5] The stellar classification of the primary is F9 V, [3] which suggests it is an F-type main sequence star. The pair have an estimated age of just over a billion years. [5]
The pair orbit each other with a period of 331 days and an eccentricity of 0.663. [5] The semimajor axis of their orbit is 1.27 AU, which means the inner stability radius for a hypothetical planet orbiting the pair would be at 4.35 AU. This lies outside the habitability zone for this system. [9]
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
---|---|
Constellation | Perseus |
Right ascension | 02h 42m 14.91569s [1] |
Declination | +40° 11′ 38.1898″ [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.94 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | F9 V [3] |
U−B color index | +0.08 [2] |
B−V color index | +0.56 [2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | 5.20 [4] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) |
RA: −17.20
[1]
mas/
yr Dec.: −183.30 [1] mas/ yr |
Parallax (π) | 41.34 ± 0.43 mas [1] |
Distance | 78.9 ± 0.8
ly (24.2 ± 0.3 pc) |
Orbit | |
Period (P) | 330.98 [5] d |
Semi-major axis (a) | 53.18 [6] mas |
Eccentricity (e) | 0.663 [5] |
Inclination (i) | 127.17 [6]° |
Details | |
12 Per A | |
Mass | 1.382±0.019 [5] M☉ |
Radius | 1.55 [5] R☉ |
Luminosity | 3.02 [5] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.20±0.10 [5] cgs |
Temperature | 6195±200 [5] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | ≥0.35 [5] dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 13 [7] km/s |
Age | 1.12 [5] Gyr |
12 Per B | |
Mass | 1.240±0.017 [5] M☉ |
Radius | 1.31 [5] R☉ |
Luminosity | 1.86 [5] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.30±0.10 [5] cgs |
Temperature | 6000±200 [5] K |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
12 Persei (12 Per) is a double-lined spectroscopic binary star system in the northern constellation Perseus. Its combined apparent magnitude is 4.94, [2] which means it can be viewed with the naked eye. Based upon parallax measurements, this system is about 79 light years away from the Sun. [1]
The magnitude difference between the two components is estimated to be 0.51. Based upon this, the primary has a mass around 138% of the Sun, 155% of the Sun's radius, and shines with three times the Sun's luminosity. The smaller secondary component is also larger than the Sun, with 124% of the Sun's mass, 131% of the radius of the Sun, and has 186% of the Sun's luminosity. [5] The stellar classification of the primary is F9 V, [3] which suggests it is an F-type main sequence star. The pair have an estimated age of just over a billion years. [5]
The pair orbit each other with a period of 331 days and an eccentricity of 0.663. [5] The semimajor axis of their orbit is 1.27 AU, which means the inner stability radius for a hypothetical planet orbiting the pair would be at 4.35 AU. This lies outside the habitability zone for this system. [9]