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    Alpha Persei (Latinized from α Persei, abbreviated Alpha Per, α Per), formally named Mirfak (pronounced /ˈmɜːrfæk/ or /ˈmɪərfæk/), is the brightest star...
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    The Alpha Persei Cluster, also known as Melotte 20 or Collinder 39, is an open cluster of stars in the northern constellation of Perseus. To the naked...
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    members of an open cluster known as the Alpha Persei Cluster. The best-known star, however, is Algol (Beta Persei), linked with ominous legends because...
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    consisting of ψ Persei, η Persei, α Persei, γ Persei, δ Persei, 48 Persei, μ Persei and HD 27084. Consequently, the Chinese name for ψ Persei itself is 天船四...
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    stars of the Alpha Persei Cluster, for which the researchers found a few stars to be variable. The star AP 70, later called V488 Persei was found to be...
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    smaller than red supergiants; naked eye examples include Polaris, Alpha Leporis, Alpha Persei, Delta Canis Majoris and Iota¹ Scorpii. Many of them are variable...
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    Eta Persei, Gamma Persei, Alpha Persei, Psi Persei, Delta Persei, 48 Persei, Mu Persei and HD 27084. Consequently, the Chinese name for Eta Persei itself...
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    Canopus (redirect from Alpha Carinae)
    1051/0004-6361:200810450. Ayres, Thomas R. (2011). "The Curious Case of the Alpha Persei Corona: A Dwarf in Supergiant's Clothing?". The Astrophysical Journal...
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    of the Hyades, the Pleiades also in the Taurus constellation and the Alpha Persei Cluster (with Alcyone and Mirfak as the brightest stars). The northern...
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    Epsilon Persei, Latinized from ε Persei, is a multiple star system in the northern constellation of Perseus. It has a combined apparent visual magnitude...
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    A number of open clusters, such as the Pleiades, the Hyades and the Alpha Persei Cluster, are visible with the naked eye. Some others, such as the Double...
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    HD 21699 (category Alpha Persei Cluster)
    close to each other on the stellar surface. HD 21699 is a member of the Alpha Persei Cluster. In 1967, Robert Garrison noted that the U-B color of HD 21699...
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    consisting of δ Persei, η Persei, α Persei, γ Persei, ψ Persei, 48 Persei, μ Persei and HD 27084. Consequently, the Chinese name for δ Persei itself is 天船五...
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    1999). "The Mass and Age of Very Low Mass Members of the Open Cluster alpha Persei". The Astrophysical Journal. 510 (1): 266–273. arXiv:astro-ph/9807145...
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    Castor moving group AB Doradus moving group Zeta Herculis moving group Alpha Persei moving cluster Cameleopardis OB1 association OB star Moving groups Open...
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    it also had the traditional name Algenib, this name was also used for Alpha Persei. In 2016, the International Astronomical Union organized a Working Group...
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    an apparent visual magnitude of 5.16. This object is a member of the Alpha Persei Cluster. This is a B-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification...
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  • Gamma Velorum Double star 1.71 Alpha Gruis Star 1.77 1.75 Alioth Star 1.77 Alnitak Triple star system 1.79 Alpha Persei Star 1.79 Dubhe Binary star system...
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    Earth and the easiest to see in the night sky. RSGC2 (Stephenson 2) 26.1 Alpha Persei cluster 22.8 Jewel Box 20 Hyades 17.6 Nearest open cluster Beehive Cluster...
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    48 Persei (also known as c Persei, 48 Per, HR 1273, HIP 19343, or HD 25940) is a Be star in the constellation Perseus, approximately the 500th brightest...
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  • Magellanic Cloud, Milky Way, Carina Nebula, Hyades, Pleiades and the Alpha Persei Cluster (with Eta Carinae, Theta Tauri, Alcyone and Mirfak as the brightest...
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    closer with a radial velocity of −1.6 km/s. It is likely a member of the Alpha Persei Cluster. This object is a massive B-type main-sequence star with a stellar...
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    closer with a radial velocity of −3.5 km/s. It is a likely member of the Alpha Persei Cluster. The primary member, designated component A, is a B-type main-sequence...
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    الثّريّا Alpha Persei Mizar al-Mi'zar the Apron المئزر Zeta Ursae Majoris Mothallah Ra'as ul-Muthallath (Head of) the Triangle الرعس المثلث Alpha Trianguli...
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    include: Local Association (Pleiades moving group) AB Doradus moving group Alpha Persei moving cluster Beta Pictoris moving group Castor moving group Corona...
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    HD 21278 (category Alpha Persei Cluster)
    the constellation Perseus, located within the 60±7 million year old Alpha Persei Cluster. It has a blue-white hue and is visible to the naked eye with...
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    93% likelihood. This group may be kinematically associated with the alpha Persei Cluster, indicating that the Cas-Tau group, including Epsilon Cassiopeiae...
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    the modelled age of the system (57 million years) places it within the Alpha Persei cluster. The primary star rotates rapidly with a projected equatorial...
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  • Sun. It is a member of the Perseus OB3 association, which includes the Alpha Persei Cluster. This is a single-lined spectroscopic binary star system with...
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    hydrogen and is now fusing heavier elements. It is an Alpha Cygni variable (designated V474 Persei), a type of non-radial pulsating variable. It ranges...
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