Star

Algol

Algol is a blue-white star in Perseus, about 90 light years away. Its light left it around the year 1936.

ConstellationPerseus (Perseus)
Brightness (mag)2.10 · Variable star, magnitude 2.1–3.4
Distance90 light years
Spectral typeB8V
Colourblue-white
RA / Dec3.14 h / +41.0°

Bright stars in Perseus