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Xi Persei (ξ Per) is a star in the constellation Perseus. It has the traditional name Menkib (Menchib Menkhib Al Mankib from Mankib al Thurayya (Arabic for shoulder [of the Pleiades]). Menkib has an apparent magnitude of +4.06 and is classified as a blue giant (spectral class O7.5III). It is approximately 1800 light years from Earth.It is visually 12700 times brighter than the Sun with absolute magnitude -5.5.
