List of stars in Perseus - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

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s in the constellation

Constellation

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Perseus
Perseus (constellation)
Perseus is a constellation in the northern sky, named after the Greek hero Perseus. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union...

, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name	B Bayer designation A Bayer designation is a stellar designation in which a specific star is identified by a Greek letter, followed by the genitive form of its parent constellation's Latin name...	F Flamsteed designation Flamsteed designations for stars are similar to Bayer designations, except that they use numbers instead of Greek letters. Each star is assigned a number and the Latin genitive of the constellation it lies in...	HD Henry Draper Catalogue The Henry Draper Catalogue is an astronomical star catalogue published between 1918 and 1924, giving spectroscopic classifications for 225,300 stars; it was later expanded by the Henry Draper Extension , published between 1925 and 1936, which gave classifications for 46,850 more stars, and by the...	HIP	vis. mag. Apparent magnitude The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere...	abs. mag. Absolute magnitude Absolute magnitude is the measure of a celestial object's intrinsic brightness. it is also the apparent magnitude a star would have if it were 32.6 light years away from Earth...	Dist. (ly)	Sp. class Stellar classification In astronomy, stellar classification is a classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics. The spectral class of a star is a designated class of a star describing the ionization of its chromosphere, what atomic excitations are most prominent in the light, giving an objective measure...	Notes
α Per Alpha Persei Alpha Persei is the brightest star in the constellation of Perseus, just outshining the constellation's best known star Algol. It also bears the traditional names Mirfak and Algenib...	α	33	20902	15863	1.79	−4.50	592	F5Ib	Mirfak, Mirphak, Marphak, Markfak, Algenib, Alcheb
Algol	β	26	19356	14576	2.09	−0.18	93	B8V	El Ghoul, Gorgona, Gorgonea Prima, Demon Star, Ghoul Star; prototype of Algol variable Algol variable Algol variables or Algol-type binaries are a class of eclipsing binary stars where the orbital plane of the stars are coincident with the line of sight from Earth. When the cooler component passes in front of the hotter one, part of the latter's light is blocked, and the total brightness of the... s
ζ Per Zeta Persei Zeta Persei is a star in the constellation Perseus.ζ Persei is of spectral class B1 and has an Apparent magnitude of +2.85. It is a supergiant star with a radius of 21 times that of the Sun with a luminosity of 105,000 times solar...	ζ	44	24398	18246	2.84	−4.55	982	B1Ib	Atik, Menkhib
ε Per Epsilon Persei Epsilon Persei is a Class B1V, third-magnitude star in the constellation Perseus. Epsilon Persei is actually a multiple star system consisting of two main components: a blue main-sequence star of class B0.5V and a magnitude of 2.90, and a lesser white companion of class A2V and a magnitude of 3.92...	ε	45	24760	18532	2.90	−3.19	538	B0.5V	β Cep variable Beta Cephei variable Beta Cephei variables are variable stars which exhibit variations in their brightness due to pulsations of the stars' surfaces. The point of maximum brightness roughly corresponds to the maximum contraction of the star. Typically, Beta Cephei variables change in brightness by 0.01 to 0.3...
γ Per A Gamma Persei Gamma Persei is a Class G8III, third-magnitude star in the constellation Perseus. Gamma Persei is actually a multiple star system consisting of two main components: a yellow giant star of class G8 and a magnitude of 2.91, and a lesser white companion of class A2V and a magnitude of 3.00...	γ	23	18925	14328	2.91	−1.57	256	G8III+...
γ Per B Gamma Persei Gamma Persei is a Class G8III, third-magnitude star in the constellation Perseus. Gamma Persei is actually a multiple star system consisting of two main components: a yellow giant star of class G8 and a magnitude of 2.91, and a lesser white companion of class A2V and a magnitude of 3.00...	γ	23	18926		3.00
δ Per Delta Persei Delta Persei is a Class B5III, third-magnitude star in the constellation Perseus. Delta Persei is actually a blue giant star that is the second brightest star of the open star cluster known as the Alpha Persei, second only to Mirfak. The Delta Persei stellar system is located about 530 light-years...	δ	39	22928	17358	3.01	−3.04	528	B5III SB	γ Cas variable
ρ Per Rho Persei Rho Persei is a star in the constellation Perseus. It has the traditional name Gorgonea Tertia.Rho Persei is a semiregular variable star of the μ Cephei type, whose apparent magnitude varies between 3.3 and 4.0 with periods of 50 days and 1100 days. It is of spectral class M4 and is approximately...	ρ	25	19058	14354	3.32	−1.67	325	M3IIIvar	Gorgonea Tertia
η Per Eta Persei Eta Persei is a star in the constellation Perseus. It also has the traditional Arabic name Miram. Miram belongs to spectral class K3 and has an apparent magnitude of +3.76. It is approximately 1331 light years away from Earth....	η	15	17506	13268	3.77	−4.28	1331	K3Ib comp SB	Miram
ν Per Nu Persei Nu Persei is a Class F5, fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Perseus. Nu Persei is a highly luminous yellow-white giant located about 555 light-years from Earth.-External links:*...	ν	41	23230	17529	3.77	−2.39	556	F5IIvar
κ Per Kappa Persei Kappa Persei is a star in the constellation Perseus. It has the traditional name Misam.Misam belongs to the spectral class K0 and has apparent magnitude +3.8. It is 112 light years from Earth. Kappa Persei is a triple star system consisting of a spectroscopic double star with a wider companion....	κ	27	19476	14668	3.79	1.11	112	K0III	Misam
ο Per Omicron Persei Omicron Persei is a star in the constellation Perseus. It has the traditional name Atik ....	ο	38	23180	17448	3.84	−4.44	1475	B1III	Atik, Ati, Al Atik, Atiks
τ Per A	τ	18	17878	13531	3.93	−0.48	248	G4III...	Algol variable
48 Per	c	48	25940	19343	3.96	−2.19	553	B3Ve	MX Per; γ Cas variable
ξ Per Xi Persei Xi Persei is a star in the constellation Perseus. It has the traditional name Menkib . Menkib has an apparent magnitude of +4.042 and is classified as a blue giant . It is approximately 1800 light years from Earth.Its apparent luminosity is 13,500 times that of the Sun...	ξ	46	24912	18614	3.98	−4.70	1772	O7.5Iab:	Menkib, Menkhib, Menchib
τ Per B	τ	18	17879		4.00
φ Per Phi Persei Phi Persei is a Class B2Vpe, fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Perseus. Due to its isolation and distance from Cassiopeia, Andromeda and the rest of Perseus, John Flamsteed never took thought to assign a number and constellation to Phi Persei.Phi Persei is binary consisting of a blue main...	φ		10516	8068	4.01	−2.70	716	B2Vpe	Seif, Alseiph; γ Cas variable
ι Per Iota Persei Iota Persei is a main sequence dwarf star in the constellation Perseus. It is somewhat larger and greater in mass than the Sun, and is located about 34 light years distant. Iota Persei has a relatively high proper motion across the sky, and moves at a net velocity of 92 km/s, relative to the...	ι		19373	14632	4.05	3.94	34	G0V	nearby Sun Sun The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields... -like star
θ Per Theta Persei Theta Persei is a star system 37 light years away from Earth, in the constellation Perseus. The primary star is a yellowish dwarf star of spectral type F7V, which is somewhat larger and brighter than our sun, but still within the range considered to have the potential for Earth-like planets...	θ	13	16895	12777	4.10	3.85	37	F7V
μ Per	μ	51	26630	19812	4.12	−2.61	723	G0Ib...
16 Per		16	17584	13254	4.22	1.26	128	F2III
λ Per	λ	47	25642	19167	4.25	−0.88	346	A0IVn
58 Per	e	58	29094	21476	4.25	−2.22	642	G8II comp
ψ Per Psi Persei Psi Persei is a Be star in the constellation Perseus. This is a shell star that has a circumstellar disc of gas surrounding the equator. As a result of this disc, the spectrum of this star shows emission lines and the magnitude varies over a period of about a day...	ψ	37	22192	16826	4.32	−2.34	700	B5Ve	γ Cas variable
σ Per	σ	35	21552	16335	4.36	−0.81	353	K3III
17 Per		17	17709	13328	4.56	−0.93	409	K5III
HD 26961	b		26961	20070	4.60	−0.35	318	A2V
ω Per Omega Persei Omega Persei is a star in the constellation Perseus. It also has the traditional name Gorgonea Quarta.Omega Persei has an apparent magnitude of +4.63 and spectral class K1 III lying about 305 light years from Earth....	ω	28	19656	14817	4.61	−0.25	305	K1III	Gorgonea Quarta
34 Per		34	21428	16244	4.67	−1.50	558	B3V
52 Per	f	52	26673	19811	4.67	−1.75	627	G5II comp
π Per Pi Persei Pi Persei is a star in the constellation Perseus. It also has the traditional name Gorgonea Secunda.Pi Persei has an apparent magnitude of +4.7 and spectral class A2V...	π	22	18411	13879	4.68	−0.32	325	A2Vn	Gorgonea Secunda
HD 18970	k		18970	14382	4.77	0.78	204	K0II-III
53 Per	d	53	27396	20354	4.80	−0.97	464	B4IV	V469 Per; β Cep variable
			20468	15416	4.85	−3.43	1475	K2II
1 Aur 1 Aurigae \|-! style="background-color: #FFFFC0;" colspan="2" \| Astrometry\|- style="vertical-align: top;"\| Radial velocity \| -23 km/s\|- style="vertical-align: top;"\|- style="vertical-align: top;"\| Parallax \| 6.18 ± 0.84 mas...		1	30504	22453	4.89	−1.16	528	K4II
12 Per		12	16739	12623	4.91	2.95	80	F9V
54 Per		54	27348	20252	4.93	0.72	226	G8III
24 Per		24	18449	13905	4.94	−0.22	350	K2III
32 Per	l	32	20677	15648	4.96	1.57	155	A3V
40 Per	o	40	22951	17313	4.97	−2.29	924	B0.5V
4 Per	g	4	12303	9505	4.99	−1.79	739	B8III
			21278	16147	4.99	−1.22	570	B5V
			20123	15219	5.04	−2.00	834	G5II
31 Per		31	20418	15444	5.05	−0.79	481	B5V
21 Per		21	18296	13775	5.10	−0.27	387	B9p...	LT Per; α² CVn variable
42 Per	n	42	23848	17886	5.14	0.34	297	A3V
9 Per	i	9	14489	11060	5.16	−3.83	2050	A2Ia	V474 Per; α Cyg variable Alpha Cygni variable Alpha Cygni variables are variable stars which exhibit non-radial pulsations, meaning that some portions of the stellar surface are contracting at the same time others parts expand. They are supergiant stars of spectral types B or A...
29 Per		29	20365	15404	5.16	−0.89	528	B3V
			18537	14043	5.24	−1.70	795	B7V
43 Per	A	43	24546	18453	5.28	2.23	133	F5IV
			27971	20704	5.29	0.93	243	K1III
36 Per		36	21770	16499	5.30	2.49	119	F4IIIvar
59 Per		59	29722	21928	5.30	0.70	271	A1Vn
V575 Per			20809	15770	5.32	−1.09	625	B5V
20 Per		20	17904	13490	5.34	1.05	235	F4Vvar
			24504	18396	5.39	−1.68	845	B6V
14 Per		14	16901	12768	5.43	−1.20	692	G0Ib
			27084	20156	5.46	0.96	259	A7V
			18474	13965	5.47	−0.69	557	G4p
V396 Per			21699	16470	5.47	−0.80	585	B8IIIp Mn	SX Ari variable SX Arietis variable SX Arietis variables are a class of variable stars. They are high-temperature analogues of Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum variables and exhibit strong magnetic fields and intense He I and Si III spectral lines. They have brightness fluctuations of approximately 0.1 magnitudes with periods of...
30 Per		30	20315	15338	5.49	−0.99	644	B8V...
			24640	18434	5.49	−1.88	970	B1.5V
50 Per		50	25998	19335	5.52	3.87	70	F7V	V582 Per; RS CVn variable RS Canum Venaticorum variable RS Canum Venaticorum variables are a type of variable star. They are close binary stars having active chromospheres which can cause large stellar spots. These spots are believed to cause variations in their observed luminosity...
1 Per		1	11241	8704	5.53	−1.96	1028	B1.5V	V436 Per; eclipsing binary
			22780	17203	5.55	−1.42	807	B7Vn
HD 27192	b²		27192	20234	5.55	−2.26	1190	B1.5IV
			21362	16210	5.58	−0.57	553	B6Vn
			23193	17460	5.60	0.56	332	A2m
			23838	17932	5.65	0.52	346	G2III...
V472 Per			12953	9990	5.66	−3.08	1821	A1Ia	α Cyg variable
			23300	17584	5.66	−1.86	1038	B6V
			29526	21823	5.66	0.76	311	A0V
2 Per		2	11291	8714	5.70	−0.19	492	B9p...
3 Per		3	11949	9222	5.70	1.31	246	K0IV
			21402	16168	5.72	0.61	343	A2V
55 Per		55	27777	20579	5.73	−0.63	610	B8V
8 Per		8	13982	10718	5.75	0.43	379	K3III
			26311	19525	5.75	−0.38	548	K1II-III
11 Per		11	16727	12692	5.76	0.21	420	B7IIIp...
			24240	18212	5.76	0.16	430	K0III
56 Per		56	27786	20591	5.77	2.67	136	F4V
			20995	15876	5.78	−0.26	527	A0V
			24131	18081	5.78	−1.73	1035	B1V
			20041	15192	5.79	−2.68	1614	A0Ia
IW Per			21912	16591	5.79	2.10	178	A5m
			21551	16340	5.82	−1.31	869	B8V
			16735	12686	5.85	0.34	413	K0II-III
			17656	13339	5.86	0.43	397	G8III
			29721	21972	5.86	−0.61	640	B9III
			18482	13949	5.89	−1.00	780	K2
			21856	16518	5.91	−2.60	1638	B1V
			19845	15004	5.93	1.03	311	G9III
			20675	15669	5.94	2.64	149	F6V
V376 Per			23728	17846	5.95	1.75	226	A9IV	δ Sct variable Delta Scuti variable A Delta Scuti variable is a variable star which exhibits variations in its luminosity due to both radial and non-radial pulsations of the star's surface. Typical brightness fluctuations are from 0.003 to 0.9 magnitudes in V over a period of a few hours, although the amplitude and period of the...
			27278	20241	5.95	0.82	346	K0III
			11151	8598	5.96	2.71	145	F5V
			20346	15334	5.97	−0.38	607	A2IV
			29645	21847	5.97	3.50	102	G0V
V573 Per			20277	15241	5.98	−0.16	551	G8IV
7 Per	χ	7	13994	10729	5.99	−0.70	710	G7III	note that χ Per usually refers to NGC 884 NGC 884 NGC 884 is an open cluster located 7600 light years away in the constellation of Perseus. The cluster is most likely around 12.5 million years old. It is the easternmost of the Double Cluster with NGC 869. Located in the Perseus OB1 association both clusters are located physically close to one... , an open cluster Open cluster An open cluster is a group of up to a few thousand stars that were formed from the same giant molecular cloud and have roughly the same age. More than 1,100 open clusters have been discovered within the Milky Way Galaxy, and many more are thought to exist...
			30138	22220	5.99	0.32	443	G9III
			11031	8475	6.01	0.97	331	A3V
			18155	13713	6.05	−2.84	1952	K3III:
			18339	13832	6.06	−1.70	1164	K3III
			19066	14365	6.06	0.57	408	K0III
			23049	17437	6.06	−0.96	827	K4III
			20063	15118	6.07	1.88	225	K2III
49 Per		49	25975	19302	6.07	2.85	144	K1III
V576 Per			21071	15988	6.09	−0.24	603	B7V
57 Per	m	57	28704	21242	6.09	2.04	211	F0V
			29866	22034	6.09	−0.01	542	B8IVn
			18991	14392	6.10	1.71	246	G9III
			23139	17475	6.10	−0.12	573	A7IV
			18552	13997	6.11	−1.56	1113	B8Vn
			19736	14887	6.15	−0.37	657	B4V
			20162	15209	6.15	−1.10	918	M2III
			27349	20231	6.16	−0.84	819	K5
			23552	17772	6.18	−0.12	594	B8Vn
			28459	21038	6.18	1.31	307	B9.5Vn
			21455	16252	6.21	−0.03	576	B7V
			18153	13732	6.22	−0.36	675	K5III
			24167	18094	6.22	0.72	411	A5V
V545 Per			27026	20063	6.22	0.84	389	B9V
			17818	13462	6.23	−4.77	5175	G5Iab:
10 Per		10	14818	11279	6.25	−3.93	3543	B2Ia	V554 Per; α Cyg variable
V480 Per			17378	13178	6.25			A5Ia	α Cyg variable
			20210	15204	6.25	2.12	218	A1m
			27650	20498	6.25	0.10	553	A1sp...
			28503	21108	6.25	−2.34	1707	B8V
			23626	17732	6.26	2.53	182	G0
			17228	12982	6.27	0.77	411	G8III
			11335	8771	6.28	0.37	495	A3V
			17240	12990	6.28	2.92	153	A9V
V440 Per			14662	11174	6.29	−2.66	2012	F7Ib	δ Cep variable
			21620	16424	6.29	0.51	468	A0Vn
			16780	12690	6.30	−1.84	1387	G5
			20193	15191	6.30	2.34	202	F4Vwvar
			13137	10115	6.31	0.02	590	G8III
			26702	19810	6.31	0.76	419	G5
			19735	14914	6.32	0.38	502	K5III
			24843	18565	6.32	0.79	416	K1III:
			19268	14566	6.33	−0.31	694	B5V
			10110	7786	6.35	−0.03	616	K5III
			17743	13424	6.35	−1.10	1009	B8III
			28591	21144	6.35	0.99	385	G5
5 Per		5	13267	10227	6.38	−3.08	2547	B5Ia
V521 Per			19279	14544	6.38	1.99	246	A3Vnn	δ Sct variable
			25152	18769	6.39	1.10	373	A0V
			14433	11020	6.40	−3.37	2937	A1Ia
			21661	16447	6.41	−2.68	2145	B9III
			22402	16938	6.41	−0.62	830	B8Vn
KP Per			21803	16516	6.42	−1.98	1560	B2IV	β Cep variable
			13476	10379	6.43	−3.30	2885	A3Iab
			11408	8847	6.44	2.11	240	A5m
			17605	13257	6.44	2.52	198	G0
			20283	15282	6.44	−0.23	704	B9p
			17245	13036	6.45	−2.36	1884	F5
			17484	13176	6.45	1.12	379	F6III-IV
			23301	17558	6.45	0.70	460	K0
V572 Per			20096	15193	6.46	0.95	413	A0
			26605	19746	6.47	1.06	394	G9III
			13854	10633	6.48	−2.84	2380	B1Iab
V509 Per			18878	14264	6.48	1.24	363	F0	δ Sct variable
			13519	10361	6.50	−5.54	8359	K5
			21684	16425	6.50	0.87	436	A5
X Per			24534	18350	6.79	−2.80	2694	O9.5pe
HD 23596 HD 23596 HD 23596 is a 7th magnitude star approximately 170 light years away in the constellation Perseus. The visual luminosity of the star is 1.71 times greater than our Sun. HD 23596 dwarfs the Sun is terms of physical properties; including mass, radius, age, metallicity, and temperature...			23596	17747	7.24	3.66	169	F8	has a planet Extrasolar planet An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a planet outside the Solar System. A total of such planets have been identified as of . It is now known that a substantial fraction of stars have planets, including perhaps half of all Sun-like stars... (b HD 23596 b HD 23596 b is an exoplanet approximately 170 light years away in the constellation Perseus. The planet is very massive, at least 7.8 times that of Jupiter, classifying as mid-superjovian. Based on its mass, the planet would probably be a gas giant with no solid surface... )
HD 16175 HD 16175 HD 16175 is a 7th magnitude G-type star with temperature about 6000 K located approximately 195 light-years away in the Perseus constellation. This star is only visible through binoculars or better equipment...			16175	12191	7.28	3.40	195	G0	has a planet (b HD 16175 b HD 16175 b is an extrasolar planet located approximately 195 light-years away in the constellation of Perseus, orbiting the star HD 16175. This planet masses 4.5 times that of Jupiter. However, the mass is only minimum since inclination of the orbital plane is not known. This planet orbits at about... )
HD 17092 HD 17092 HD 17092 is an 8th magnitude star in the constellation of Perseus. It is an orange giant .The star is visible only with binoculars or better equipment.- Planetary system :...			17092		7.73			K0V	has a planet (b HD 17092 b HD 17092 b is an extrasolar planet located 355 light years away in the constellation Perseus, orbiting the giant star HD 17092.-Discovery:... )
HD 16760 HD 16760 HD 16760 is a binary star system approximately 150 light-years away in the constellation Perseus. The primary star HD 16760 is a G-type main sequence star similar to our Sun. The secondary, HIP 12635 is 1.521 magnitudes fainter and located at a separation of 14.6 arcseconds from the primary,...			16760	12638	8.74		163	G5V	has a planet (b)
HD 22781			22781	17187	8.78		104	K0	has a planet (b)
WASP-11/HAT-P-10 WASP-11/HAT-P-10 WASP-11/HAT-P-10 is a magnitude-12 main-sequence orange dwarf star about 400 light years away in the constellation Perseus.-Planetary system:...					11.89		408	K3V	has a transiting planet (b)
HAT-P-29					11.9		1050	F8	has a transiting planet (b)
HAT-P-15					12.16	5.77	619	G5	has a transiting planet (b)

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