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Alpha Persei (Latinized from α Persei, abbreviated Alpha Per, α Per), formally named Mirfak [10] (pronounced / ˈ m ɜːr f æ k / or / ˈ m ɪər f æ k /), [11] is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Perseus, outshining the constellation's best-known star, Algol (β Persei).
This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Perseus, sorted by decreasing brightness. Name B F Var HD HIP RA Dec vis. mag. abs. mag. Dist. Sp. class Notes
Zeta Persei is the third-brightest star in the constellation at magnitude 2.86. Around 750 light-years from Earth, it is a blue-white supergiant 26–27 times the radius of the Sun and 47,000 times its luminosity.
NGC 1624-2 is a massive O-type star located in the star cluster NGC 1624, in the constellation of Perseus, about 16,800 light years away.NGC 1624-2 is notable for being most strongly magnetised O-type star known, [6] with a magnetic field strength of 20 kG, or about 20,000 times the Sun's magnetic field strength. [5]
The constellation Perseus the Champion is between Cassiopeia and the Pleiades star cluster. The Double Cluster appears here as three dots within the figure's head; Algenib, the brightest star is ...
Looking Up: See the star Algol in the constellation Perseus slowly blink. Plus, enjoy a brilliant Jupiter and catch the Double Cluster full of stars.
48 Persei (also known as c Persei, 48 Per, HR 1273, HIP 19343, or HD 25940) is a Be star in the constellation Perseus, approximately the 500th brightest of the visible stars in apparent magnitude. [10] It is "well known for its complex spectrum and for its light and velocity variations". [11]
The Double Cluster. 9 Persei is the brightest star on right side of the image. North is to the left. 9 Persei is a single [11] variable star in the northern constellation Perseus, located around 4,300 light years away from the Sun. It has the Bayer designation i Persei; 9 Persei is the Flamsteed designation.