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The star Mirfak, aka Alpha Persei (Bayer) or 33 Persei (Flamsteed), is a white star with an F5 spectrum, and it hotter than the Sun and about 4000 times brighter than the Sun, and 500-600 light-years away. The surface temperature is 6000 Kelvin.

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