It and many of the surrounding stars are members of an open cluster known as the alpha persei cluster. Here we provide a simplified sky chart of the perseus constellation. Perseus constellation is dominated by a curved pattern of stars known as the segment of perseus
The curved line begins with the orange supergiant miram (eta persei) and runs through gamma persei and mirfak (alpha persei) to sigma, psi and delta persei in the central part of the constellation. See also the complete list of messier, ngc and ic objects in perseus Perseus is the 24th largest constellation in the northern sky, named after the greek mythological hero perseus
The constellation of perseus represents the mythological hero from greek mythology who defeated medusa Below you will find the full list of stars in the perseus constellation and their names as well as some general information about each of them. In dark skies, you can see the main stars without a telescope. Perseus is most easily observed during the late autumn and early winter months in the northern hemisphere
Both the brightest stars, mirfak and algol, can be spotted with the naked eye. Perseus is the legendary hero who saved andromeda from the cetus sea creature The constellation is famous for the perseids meteor shower and the 'scary' algol demon star. Its mythology, how to find it in the night sky, its brightest stars, the double cluster, and the perseid meteor shower.
Look for mirfak and algol, the two brightest stars in the perseus constellation, to find it easily Top brightest stars in perseus See also the complete list of stars in perseus brighter than magnitude 6.5 Top deep sky objects in perseus
