Misam is an orange star in Perseus, close to Algol in the sky, an evolved star a little cooler than the Sun and several times its width.
At a glance
| type | orange star (class K) |
|---|---|
| distance from the Sun | 113 light-years (34.6 pc) |
| its light left it | 113 years ago |
| luminosity | 40.1 × the Sun |
| radius | 7.95 × the Sun |
| surface temperature | 5,150 K |
| constellation | Perseus (Hero) |
Read off the piece’s own catalogue, the same values it draws with.
About Misam
Misam is a class K star that has used up the hydrogen in its core and begun to expand, now several times wider than the Sun and correspondingly more luminous. Its surface is a little cooler than the Sun’s, which gives it an orange tint.
It lies in the southern part of Perseus, near Algol and the figure’s head of Medusa, and is a faint naked-eye star that most observers pass over on the way to its famous neighbour.
What you see in the piece
From Earth Misam and Algol look like neighbours. In the piece they lie at different distances from the Sun, and the pair separates as you fly away.
Questions
How far away is Misam?
Misam is 113 light-years (34.6 pc) from the Sun.