Star
Algol
β Persei · HIP 14576 · Blue-white main-sequence star
True colour from its B–V index (0.00) — a surface around 10,100 K.
Distance
89.9 light-years
Spectral type
B8V
Brightness
mag 2.09
Absolute mag
-0.11
Luminosity
97 × Sun
Surface
~10,100 K
Right ascension
3h 08m 10s
Declination
+40° 57′
- Algol is a blue-white main-sequence star in Perseus.
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Distances and spectral types: HYG Database (Hipparcos parallaxes), CC BY-SA 4.0.