Lambda Persei
Lambda Persei (λ Per, λ Persei) is a star in the constellation Perseus. It has the following data:
- Equatorial coordinates:
- Right Ascension: 4h 6m 35.026s [1]
- Declination: +50° 21' 4.54" [1]
- Apparent magnitude: 4.3 [1]
- Spectral Type: A0IVn [1]
- Distance: 346 light years
In Chinese astronomy, Lambda Persei is called 積水, Pinyin: Jīshuǐ, meaning Stored Water, because this star is marking itself and stand alone in Stored Water asterism, Stomach mansion (see : Chinese constellation).[2]
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