- Omicron Persei
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Stars of Perseus
ο Persei Observation data
Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0Constellation Perseus Right ascension 03h 44m 19.132s[1] Declination +32° 17' 17.69"[1] Apparent magnitude (V) +3.83 Distance 1000-1600 ly
(300-500 pc)Spectral type B1III/B3V Other designations Omicron Persei (ο Per) is a star in the constellation Perseus. It has the traditional name Atik (also Ati, Al Atik, Arabic for "the shoulder").
Atik is a spectroscopic binary star consisting of a spectral type B1 giant and a type B3 dwarf orbiting each other every 4.5 days.
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In fiction
Main article: Stars and planetary systems in fiction#Omicron PerseiOmicron Persei is perhaps best known from the animated television series Futurama, where it is the planetary system of the Omicronians- a race of giant horned toad creatures. Its eighth planet is ruled by the despotic leader, Lrrr.
It has been featured in other science fiction including Star Trek, Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Transformers.
Named after Atik
USS Atik was a ship of the United States Navy.
References
- ^ a b Database entry for omicron persei, SIMBAD. Accessed online July 8, 2009.
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Bayer α (Mirfak / Algenib) • β (Algol) • γ • δ • ε • ζ • η (Miram) • θ • ι • κ (Misam) • λ • μ • ν • ξ (Menkib) • ο (Atik) • π (Gorgonea Secunda) • ρ (Gorgonea Tertia) • σ • τ • φ • χ (also NGC 884) • ψ • ω (Gorgonea Quarta) • b • c • d • e • f • g • i • k • l • m • n • o • AFlamsteed 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 (g) • 5 • 7 (χ) • 8 • 9 (i) • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 (θ) • 14 • 15 (η, Miram) • 16 • 17 • 18 (τ) • 20 • 21 • 22 (π, Gorgonea Secunda) • 23 (γ) • 24 • 25 (ρ, Gorgonea Tertia) • 26 (β, Algol) • 27 (κ, Misam) • 28 (ω, Gorgonea Quarta) • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 (l) • 33 (α, Mirfak / Algenib) • 34 • 35 (σ) • 36 • 37 (ψ) • 38 (ο, Atik) • 39 (δ) • 40 (o) • 41 (ν) • 42 (n) • 43 (A) • 44 (ζ) • 45 (ε) • 46 (ξ, Menkib) • 47 (λ) • 48 (c) • 49 • 50 • 51 (μ) • 52 (f) • 53 (d) • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 (m) • 58 (e) • 59 • 1 AurNearby GJ 1068Other List Categories:- Perseus constellation
- Bayer objects
- B-type giants
- B-type main sequence stars
- Binary stars
- Spectroscopic binaries
- Stars with proper names
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