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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Mu Persei
Flamsteed Number	51 Persei
HR (BSC)	1303
HD	26630
Constellation	Perseus
Right Ascension	4h 14m 54s
Declination	+48° 24' 34"
Distance	901 light years 276 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.2 Absolute: -3.1
Spectral Class	G0Ib yellow supergiant
Optimum Visibility	December (Usually visible from northern latitudes)
Notes	The primary star of the Mu Persei system is an immense yellow supergiant, about fifty times the diameter of the Sun. Mu Persei is a spectroscopic binary, and the primary supergiant is known to have a companion star orbiting it over a period of 284 days.

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