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1) An eclipsing system of at least three components (B8 V, K0, Am). Period of components A and B is about 68.8 hours; period of components A, B, and C is about 1.9 years. Long term observations also indicate a massive, unseen fourth component with a period of about 190 years. Algol is also an erratic radio source of about 0.5 AU diameter.
2) The most famous eclipsing binary, Algol was probably the first variable star discovered. It lies in the constellation Perseus and consists of two stars that orbit each other every 2.87 days. When one star passes in front of the other, the light of the system dims.
Industry:Astronomy
A binary star whose components have G2 V and K5 V spectral types. The nearest star system to the Sun and the third brightest star in the night sky.
Industry:Astronomy
A young open cluster with a high mean rotational velocity.
Industry:Astronomy
A giant H II region, at least 300 pc across - one of the largest known. It is larger and more luminous than any known in the Galaxy. It is the brightest object in the Large Magellanic Cloud at both optical and radio wavelengths, and contains the densest concentration of W-R stars. (The brightest object near the center is a O+ WN star of Mv = - 10.2.) It is characterized by very rapid, disordered, and complex motions.
Industry:Astronomy
A nearby triple system, 5 pc distant. Component A is K0 V; component B is a DA white dwarf; component C is M5e V.
Industry:Astronomy
A metal-rich globular cluster. It has roughly one-quarter the solar metal abundance. It has a high galactic latitude and low reddening. It is a member of the thick-disk population.
Industry:Astronomy
The first star other than the Sun to have its parallax, and hence distance, measured. The star is a double orange dwarf.
Industry:Astronomy
Trojan asteroid (60° ahead of Jupiter. It was the first Trojan to be discovered.
Industry:Astronomy
