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Gorgonea Quarta
Omega Persei, 28 Persei
The fourth of the four
Algolian
'demon'
stars
is Gorgonea Quarta, a
binary
system dominated by an
giant
orange
star
. 'Gorgonea' is a reference to the head of the Gorgon Medusa, whose severed head
Perseus
carries in his hand.
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