Tau Persei

Short description: Star in the constellation Perseus

τ Persei

Location of τ Persei (circled)

Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation | Perseus
Right ascension |  02h 45m 15.46108s[1]
Declination | +52° 45′ 44.9240″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) | 3.94 - 4.07[2]
Characteristics
U−B color index | +0.46[3]
B−V color index | +0.74[3]
Variable type | Algol[2]
τ Per A
Spectral type | G8 IIIa[3]
U−B color index | +0.68[3]
B−V color index | +0.91[3]
τ Per B
Spectral type | A3-4 V[3]
U−B color index | +0.07[3]
B−V color index | +0.15[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)| 2.2 ± 0.7[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ)|  RA: −1.26[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −4.37[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)| 12.83 ± 0.36[1] mas
Distance| 254 ± 7 ly
(78 ± 2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)| −0.65[3]
−0.45 / 1.26[3]
Orbit[5]
Period (P)| 4.149 yr
Semi-major axis (a)| 0.055
Eccentricity (e)| 0.728
Inclination (i)| 94.5°
Longitude of the node (Ω)| 100.6°
Periastron epoch (T)| B 2013.888
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)| 54.1°
Details
τ Per A
Mass| 2.99 ± 0.10[6] M☉
Radius| 16.08 ± 0.54[6] R☉
Luminosity| 191[6] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)| 2.47 ± 0.03[6] cgs
Temperature| 5507 ± 83[6] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]| −0.20 ± 0.03[6] dex
Age| 0.39 ± 0.05[6] Gyr
τ Per B
Mass| 1.8[3] M☉
Radius| 2.2[3] R☉
Temperature| 8970 ± 150[3] K
Other designations

18 Per, BD+52°641, HD 17878, HD 17879, HIP 13531, HR 854, SAO 23685

Database references
SIMBAD| data

Tau Persei (τ Per), also known as 18 Persei, is a binary star in the constellation of Perseus. The system is fairly close, and is located about 254 light-years (78 parsecs) away, based on its parallax.[1]

Light curves for the 1989 eclipse of Tau Persei, plotted from data published by Schmidtke and Hopkins (1990)[7]

Tau Persei is an eclipsing binary, which means the two stellar components orbit each other in such an orientation that they periodically eclipse each other, while blocking the other's light. Unlike many eclipsing binaries that have short orbital periods, Tau Persei has an orbital period of 4.15 years. With a semi-major axis of 0.055 arcseconds,[5] this is one of the few eclipsing binaries whose components can be resolved with interferometry.[8]

The primary component of Tau Persei is a red giant with a spectral type of G8III. It has a radius 16 times that of the Sun, and is about 390 million years old.[6] Its companion is an A-type main-sequence star. In 1989, the primary star eclipsed the secondary, allowing for the stellar parameters to be derived via its light curve.[3]

## Naming

In Chinese, 大陵 (Dà Líng), meaning Mausoleum, refers to an asterism consisting of τ Persei, 9 Persei, ι Persei, κ Persei, β Persei, ρ Persei, 16 Persei and 12 Persei. Consequently, the Chinese name for τ Persei itself is 大陵二 (Dà Líng èr, English: the Second Star of Mausoleum.).[9]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics 474 (2): 653–664. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. Bibcode: 2007A&A...474..653V. http://www.aanda.org/index.php?option=com_article&access=bibcode&Itemid=129&bibcode=2007A%26A...474..653VFUL.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Samus, N. N. et al. (2009). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Samus+ 2007-2013)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: B/GCVS. Originally Published in: 2009yCat....102025S 1. Bibcode: 2009yCat....102025S.
3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 Griffin, R. E. M.; Schroder, K. P.; Misch, A.; Griffin, R. F. (1992). "Optical Spectra of Zeta-Aurigae Binary Systems - Part Three - the 1989 Eclipse of Tau-Persei". Astronomy and Astrophysics 254: 289. Bibcode: 1992A&A...254..289G.
4. ↑ Gontcharov, G. A. (2006). "Pulkovo Compilation of Radial Velocities for 35 495 Hipparcos stars in a common system". Astronomy Letters 32 (11): 759–771. doi:10.1134/S1063773706110065. Bibcode: 2006AstL...32..759G.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Sixth Catalog of Orbits of Visual Binary Stars". United States Naval Observatory. http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/astrometry/optical-IR-prod/wds/orb6. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 Maldonado, J.; Villaver, E.; Eiroa, C. (2013). "The metallicity signature of evolved stars with planets". Astronomy & Astrophysics 554: 2013. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201321082. Bibcode: 2013A&A...554A..84M.
7. ↑ Schmidtke, Paul C.; Hopkins, Jeffrey L. (February 1990). "Photometry of the 1989 eclipse of τ Persei". Astrophysics and Space Science 164 (2): 323-328. doi:10.1007/BF00658833. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1990Ap&SS.164..323S. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
8. ↑ McAlister, H. A. (1981). "Speckle interferometry of Tau Persei". The Astronomical Journal 86: 1397. doi:10.1086/113021. Bibcode: 1981AJ.....86.1397M.
9. ↑ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 11 日

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* γ
* δ
* ε
* ζ
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* θ
* ι
* κ (Misam)
* λ
* μ
* ν
* ξ (Menkib)
* ο (Atik)
* π (Gorgonea Secunda)
* ρ (Gorgonea Tertia)
* σ
* τ
* φ
* ψ
* ω (Gorgonea Quarta)
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* 1
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* 5
* 7 (χ)
* 8
* 9 (i)
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* 12
* 14
* 16
* 17
* 20
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* 24
* 29
* 30
* 31
* 32 (l)
* 34
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* 40 (o)
* 42 (n)
* 43 (A)
* 48 (c)
* 49
* 50
* 52 (f)
* 53 (d)
* 54
* 55
* 56
* 57 (m)
* 58 (e)
* 59
* 1 Aur

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* V351
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* V505
* V509
* V520 (61 And)
* V521
* V545
* V551
* V572
* V573
* V575
* V576
* V621
* V718

HR|

* 470
* 526
* 529
* 538
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* 621
* 641
* 787
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* 810
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* 831
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* 1113
* 1127
* 1130
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* 1234
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* 1330
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* 1419
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HD|

* 13519
* 14433
* 14434
* 16691
* 16760
* 17092
* 17245
* 17605
* 21684
* 22781
* 23301
* 23596
* 25329
* 26702
* 29587

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* BD+31 643
* BD+48 740
* G 38-29
* G 95-57
* GD 61
* GRO J0422+32
* HAT-P-15
* HAT-P-29
* IRAS 04296+3429
* L1448-IRS2E
* LkHα 101
* LRLL 54361
* NGC 1333 13
* NGC 1333 IRAS 2A
* NGC 1333 IRAS 4A
* NGC 1333 IRAS 4B
* NSV 1436
* PSR B0355+54
* PSR J0357+3205

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