The Perseus constellation is formed by 19 main stars. There are currently 174 discovered stars in the region inside its perimeter.
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.
Here’s what each of the columns means.
Proper name: This is the common name we give to some of the most prominent stars in the sky. These names have been passed from ancient civilizations and they are usually of Greek or Arabic origin. Due to the number of stars in the universe, most stars discovered these days do not receive a proper name.
Name: The scientific, Latinized name for the star.
Designation: Abbreviation of the scientific name or designation if it doesn’t have one. It is based on the Bayer catalog of stars.
Distance: How far away from Earth the star is. Given in light-years.
Visible magnitude: The brightness of the star as seen from Earth. Also known as apparent magnitude.
Absolute magnitude: The true brightness of the star, regardless of the point of view.
Stellar classification: Classification of the star according to its electromagnetic characteristics.
| Proper Name | Name | Designation | Distance (light-years) | Visible magnitude | Absolute magnitude | Stellar classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirfak | Alpha Persei | α Per | 592.00 | 1.79 | −4.50 | F5Ib |
| El Ghoul / Gorgona | Algol | Algol | 93.00 | 2.09 | −0.18 | B8V |
| Menkhib | Zeta Persei | ζ Per | 982.00 | 2.84 | −4.55 | B1Ib |
| Epsilon Persei | ε Per | 538.00 | 2.90 | −3.19 | B0.5V | |
| Gamma Persei A | γ Per A | 256.00 | 2.91 | −1.57 | G8III+… | |
| Gamma Persei B | γ Per B | 3.00 | ||||
| Delta Persei | δ Per | 528.00 | 3.01 | −3.04 | B5III SB | |
| Gorgonea Tertia | Rho Persei | ρ Per | 325.00 | 3.32 | −1.67 | M3IIIvar |
| Miram | Eta Persei | η Per | 1331.00 | 3.77 | −4.28 | K3Ib comp SB |
| Nu Persei | ν Per | 556.00 | 3.77 | −2.39 | F5IIvar | |
| Misam | Kappa Persei | κ Per | 112.00 | 3.79 | 1.11 | K0III |
| Atik | Omicron Persei | ο Per | 1475.00 | 3.84 | −4.44 | B1III |
| Tau Persei A | τ Per A | 248.00 | 3.93 | −0.48 | G4III… | |
| 48 Persei | 48 Per | 553.00 | 3.96 | −2.19 | B3Ve | |
| Menkib | Xi Persei | ξ Per | 1772.00 | 3.98 | −4.70 | O7.5Iab: |
| Tau Persei B | τ Per B | 4.00 | ||||
| Phi Persei | φ Per | 716.00 | 4.01 | −2.70 | B2Vpe | |
| Iota Persei | ι Per | 34.00 | 4.05 | 3.94 | G0V | |
| Theta Persei | θ Per | 37.00 | 4.10 | 3.85 | F7V | |
| Mu Persei | μ Per | 723.00 | 4.12 | −2.61 | G0Ib… | |
| 16 Persei | 16 Per | 128.00 | 4.22 | 1.26 | F2III | |
| Jishui | Lambda Persei | λ Per | 346.00 | 4.25 | −0.88 | A0IVn |
| 58 Persei | 58 Per | 642.00 | 4.25 | −2.22 | G8II comp | |
| Psi Persei | ψ Per | 700.00 | 4.32 | −2.34 | B5Ve | |
| Sigma Persei | σ Per | 353.00 | 4.36 | −0.81 | K3III | |
| 17 Persei | 17 Per | 409.00 | 4.56 | −0.93 | K5III | |
| HD 26961 | HD 26961 | 318.00 | 4.60 | −0.35 | A2V | |
| Gorgonea quarta | Omega Persei | ω Per | 305.00 | 4.61 | −0.25 | K1III |
| 34 Persei | 34 Per | 558.00 | 4.67 | −1.50 | B3V | |
| 52 Persei | 52 Per | 627.00 | 4.67 | −1.75 | G5II comp | |
| Gorgonea secunda | Pi Persei | π Per | 325.00 | 4.68 | −0.32 | A2Vn |
| HD 18970 | HD 18970 | 204.00 | 4.77 | 0.78 | K0II-III | |
| 53 Persei | 53 Per | 464.00 | 4.80 | −0.97 | B4IV | |
| HD 20468 | HD 20468 | 1475.00 | 4.85 | −3.43 | K2II | |
| 1 Aur | 1 Aur | 528.00 | 4.89 | −1.16 | K4II | |
| 12 Persei | 12 Per | 80.00 | 4.91 | 2.95 | F9V | |
| 54 Persei | 54 Per | 226.00 | 4.93 | 0.72 | G8III | |
| 24 Persei | 24 Per | 350.00 | 4.94 | −0.22 | K2III | |
| 32 Persei | 32 Per | 155.00 | 4.96 | 1.57 | A3V | |
| 40 Persei | 40 Per | 924.00 | 4.97 | −2.29 | B0.5V | |
| 4 Persei | 4 Per | 739.00 | 4.99 | −1.79 | B8III | |
| HD 21278 | HD 21278 | 570.00 | 4.99 | −1.22 | B5V | |
| 834.00 | 5.04 | −2.00 | G5II | |||
| 31 Persei | 31 Per | 481.00 | 5.05 | −0.79 | B5V | |
| 21 Persei | 21 Per | 387.00 | 5.10 | −0.27 | B9p… | |
| Tianchan | 42 Persei | 42 Per | 297.00 | 5.14 | 0.34 | A3V |
| 9 Persei | 9 Per | 2050.00 | 5.16 | −3.83 | A2Ia | |
| 29 Persei | 29 Per | 528.00 | 5.16 | −0.89 | B3V | |
| 795.00 | 5.24 | −1.70 | B7V | |||
| 43 Persei | 43 Per | 133.00 | 5.28 | 2.23 | F5IV | |
| 243.00 | 5.29 | 0.93 | K1III | |||
| 36 Persei | 36 Per | 119.00 | 5.30 | 2.49 | F4IIIvar | |
| 59 Persei | 59 Per | 271.00 | 5.30 | 0.7 | A1Vn | |
| V575 Persei | V575 Per | 625.00 | 5.32 | −1.09 | B5V | |
| 20 Persei | 20 Per | 235.00 | 5.34 | 1.05 | F4Vvar | |
| 845.00 | 5.39 | −1.68 | B6V | |||
| 14 Persei | 14 Per | 692.00 | 5.43 | −1.20 | G0Ib | |
| 259.00 | 5.46 | 0.96 | A7V | |||
| 557.00 | 5.47 | −0.69 | G4p | |||
| V396 Persei | V396 Per | 585.00 | 5.47 | −0.80 | B8IIIp Mn | |
| 30 Persei | 30 Per | 644.00 | 5.49 | −0.99 | B8V… | |
| 970.00 | 5.49 | −1.88 | B1.5V | |||
| 50 Persei | 50 Per | 70.00 | 5.52 | 3.87 | F7V | |
| 1 Persei | 1 Per | 1028.00 | 5.53 | −1.96 | B1.5V | |
| 807.00 | 5.55 | −1.42 | B7Vn | |||
| HD 27192 | HD 27192 | 1190.00 | 5.55 | −2.26 | B1.5IV | |
| 553.00 | 5.58 | −0.57 | B6Vn | |||
| 332.00 | 5.60 | 0.56 | A2m | |||
| 346.00 | 5.65 | 0.52 | G2III… | |||
| V472 Persei | V472 Per | 1821.00 | 5.66 | −3.08 | A1Ia | |
| 1038.00 | 5.66 | −1.86 | B6V | |||
| 311.00 | 5.66 | 0.76 | A0V | |||
| 2 Persei | 2 Per | 492.00 | 5.70 | −0.19 | B9p… | |
| 3 Persei | 3 Per | 246.00 | 5.70 | 1.31 | K0IV | |
| 343.00 | 5.72 | 0.61 | A2V | |||
| 55 Persei | 55 Per | 610.00 | 5.73 | −0.63 | B8V | |
| 8 Persei | 8 Per | 379.00 | 5.75 | 0.43 | K3III | |
| 548.00 | 5.75 | −0.38 | K1II-III | |||
| 11 Persei | 11 Per | 420.00 | 5.76 | 0.21 | B7IIIp… | |
| 430.00 | 5.76 | 0.16 | K0III | |||
| 56 Persei | 56 Per | 136.00 | 5.77 | 2.67 | F4V | |
| 527.00 | 5.78 | −0.26 | A0V | |||
| 1035.00 | 5.78 | −1.73 | B1V | |||
| 1614.00 | 5.79 | −2.68 | A0Ia | |||
| IW Persei | IW Per | 178.00 | 5.79 | 2.1 | A5m | |
| 869.00 | 5.82 | −1.31 | B8V | |||
| 413.00 | 5.85 | 0.34 | K0II-III | |||
| 397.00 | 5.86 | 0.43 | G8III | |||
| 640.00 | 5.86 | −0.61 | B9III | |||
| 780.00 | 5.89 | −1.00 | K2 | |||
| 1638.00 | 5.91 | −2.60 | B1V | |||
| 311.00 | 5.93 | 1.03 | G9III | |||
| 149.00 | 5.94 | 2.64 | F6V | |||
| V376 Persei | V376 Per | 226.00 | 5.95 | 1.75 | A9IV | |
| 346.00 | 5.95 | 0.82 | K0III | |||
| 145.00 | 5.96 | 2.71 | F5V | |||
| 607.00 | 5.97 | −0.38 | A2IV | |||
| 102.00 | 5.97 | 3.5 | G0V | |||
| V573 Persei | V573 Per | 551.00 | 5.98 | −0.16 | G8IV | |
| 7 Persei | 7 Per | 710.00 | 5.99 | −0.70 | G7III | |
| 443.00 | 5.99 | 0.32 | G9III | |||
| 331.00 | 6.01 | 0.97 | A3V | |||
| 1952.00 | 6.05 | −2.84 | K3III: | |||
| 1164.00 | 6.06 | −1.70 | K3III | |||
| 408.00 | 6.06 | 0.57 | K0III | |||
| 827.00 | 6.06 | −0.96 | K4III | |||
| 225.00 | 6.07 | 1.88 | K2III | |||
| 49 Persei | 49 Per | 144.00 | 6.07 | 2.85 | K1III | |
| V576 Persei | V576 Per | 603.00 | 6.09 | −0.19 | B7V | |
| 57 Persei | 57 Per | 211.00 | 6.09 | 2.04 | F0V | |
| 542.00 | 6.09 | −0.01 | B8IVn | |||
| 246.00 | 6.10 | 1.71 | G9III | |||
| 573.00 | 6.10 | −0.12 | A7IV | |||
| 1113.00 | 6.11 | −1.56 | B8Vn | |||
| 657.00 | 6.15 | −0.37 | B4V | |||
| 918.00 | 6.15 | −1.10 | M2III | |||
| 819.00 | 6.16 | −0.84 | K5 | |||
| 594.00 | 6.18 | −0.12 | B8Vn | |||
| 307.00 | 6.18 | 1.31 | B9.5Vn | |||
| 576.00 | 6.21 | −0.03 | B7V | |||
| 675.00 | 6.22 | −0.36 | K5III | |||
| 411.00 | 6.22 | 0.72 | A5V | |||
| V545 Persei | V545 Per | 389.00 | 6.22 | 0.84 | B9V | |
| 5175.00 | 6.23 | −4.77 | G5Iab: | |||
| V423 Persei | V423 Per | 201.00 | 6.23 | 2.12 | A1m | |
| 10 Persei | 10 Per | 3543.00 | 6.25 | −3.93 | B2Ia | |
| V480 Persei | V480 Per | 6.25 | A5Ia | |||
| 553.00 | 6.25 | 0.1 | A1sp… | |||
| 1707.00 | 6.25 | −2.34 | B8V | |||
| 182.00 | 6.26 | 2.53 | G0 | |||
| 411.00 | 6.27 | 0.77 | G8III | |||
| 495.00 | 6.28 | 0.37 | A3V | |||
| 153.00 | 6.28 | 2.92 | A9V | |||
| V440 Persei | V440 Per | 2012.00 | 6.29 | −2.66 | F7Ib | |
| 468.00 | 6.29 | 0.51 | A0Vn | |||
| 1387.00 | 6.30 | −1.84 | G5 | |||
| 202.00 | 6.30 | 2.34 | F4Vwvar | |||
| 590.00 | 6.31 | 0.02 | G8III | |||
| 419.00 | 6.31 | 0.76 | G5 | |||
| 502.00 | 6.32 | 0.38 | K5III | |||
| 416.00 | 6.32 | 0.79 | K1III: | |||
| 694.00 | 6.33 | −0.31 | B5V | |||
| 616.00 | 6.35 | −0.03 | K5III | |||
| 1009.00 | 6.35 | −1.10 | B8III | |||
| 385.00 | 6.35 | 0.99 | G5 | |||
| 5 Persei | 5 Per | 2547.00 | 6.38 | −3.08 | B5Ia | |
| V521 Persei | V521 Per | 246.00 | 6.38 | 1.99 | A3Vnn | |
| 373.00 | 6.39 | 1.1 | A0V | |||
| 2937.00 | 6.40 | −3.37 | A1Ia | |||
| 2145.00 | 6.41 | −2.68 | B9III | |||
| 830.00 | 6.41 | −0.62 | B8Vn | |||
| KP Persei | KP Per | 1560.00 | 6.42 | −1.98 | B2IV | |
| 2885.00 | 6.43 | −3.30 | A3Iab | |||
| 240.00 | 6.44 | 2.11 | A5m | |||
| 198.00 | 6.44 | 2.52 | G0 | |||
| 704.00 | 6.44 | −0.23 | B9p | |||
| 1884.00 | 6.45 | −2.36 | F5 | |||
| 379.00 | 6.45 | 1.12 | F6III-IV | |||
| 460.00 | 6.45 | 0.7 | K0 | |||
| V572 Persei | V572 Per | 413.00 | 6.46 | 0.95 | A0 | |
| 394.00 | 6.47 | 1.06 | G9III | |||
| 2380.00 | 6.48 | −2.84 | B1Iab | |||
| V509 Persei | V509 Per | 363.00 | 6.48 | 1.24 | F0 | |
| 8359.00 | 6.50 | −5.54 | K5 | |||
| 436.00 | 6.50 | 0.87 | A5 | |||
| V520 Persei | V520 Per | 6.55 | B3Ia | |||
| X Persei | X Per | 2694.00 | 6.79 | −2.80 | O9.5pe | |
| HD 23596 | HD 23596 | 169.00 | 7.24 | 3.66 | F8 | |
| KS Persei | KS Per | 2938.00 | 7.70 | Ape | ||
| HD 17092 | HD 17092 | 7.73 | K0V | |||
| HD 16760 | HD 16760 | 163.00 | 8.74 | G5V | ||
| HD 22781 | HD 22781 | 104.00 | 8.78 | K0 | ||
| Muspelheim | HAT-P-29 | HAT-P-29 | 1050.00 | 11.90 | F8 | |
| Berehynia | HAT-P-15 | HAT-P-15 | 619.00 | 12.16 | 5.77 | G5 |