Delta Persei

δ Persei
Location of δ Persei (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox ICRS
Constellation Perseus
Right ascension 03h 42m 55.50426s
Declination +47° 47′ 15.1746″
Apparent magnitude (V) 3.01
Characteristics
Spectral type B5 III
U−B color index –0.51
B−V color index –0.12
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+4 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +25.58 mas/yr
Dec.: −43.06 mas/yr
Parallax (π)6.32±0.47 mas
Distance520 ± 40 ly
(160 ± 10 pc)
Details
Mass7.0 ± 0.3 M☉
Radius10.4±0.6 (equatorial)
9.25±1.60 (polar) R☉
Luminosity2,860 L☉
Surface gravity (log g)3.5 cgs
Temperature14,890 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)190 km/s
Age50.1 ± 6.8 Myr
Other designations
Sarvvis, δ Per, 39 Per, BD+47 876, FK5 131, GC 4427, HD 22928, HIP 17358, HR 1122, SAO 39053, PPM 46457, CCDM J03429+4748A, WDS J03429+4747A, IDS 03171+4930 A
Database references
SIMBADdata

Delta Persei, also named Sarvvis, is a double star in the northern constellation of Perseus. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 3.01, making it readily visible with the naked eye. Parallax measurements give it a distance of about 520 light-years (160 parsecs) from the Earth.