Information AboutAlpha Persei |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT ALPHA PERSEI | |
| bayer objects | |
| persei, alpha | |
| perseus constellation | |
| yellow-white supergiants | |
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Alpha Persei (α Per) is the brightest Star in the Constellation of Perseus . It also has the traditional names '''Mirfak''' or '''Algenib'''. It is a yellow Supergiant star, and is a member of a Cluster Of Stars known as the ''Alpha Persei Cluster'', which is easily visible in Binoculars and includes many of the fainter stars of Perseus . In the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram , Mirfak lies very close to the region in which Cepheid Variable s are found. It is thus useful in the study of these stars, which are extremely important Standard Candle s. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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