Heliocodex

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Perseus

152 stars in Perseus can be seen by eye from a dark place. 9 have names of their own. The rest go by a Greek letter, a number, or their place in a catalogue. Here is every one, brightest first.

Its stars

152 in all. The dot shows each star's colour.

  1. MirfakEasy to see, 510 light years
  2. AlgolEasy to see, 90 light years
  3. Zeta PerseiEasy to see, 750 light years
  4. AlduEasy to see, 640 light years
  5. Gamma PerseiEasy to see, 240 light years
  6. SarvvisEasy to see, 520 light years
  7. Rho PerseiEasy to see, 310 light years
  8. Nu PerseiSeen away from bright lights, 560 light years
  9. MiramSeen away from bright lights, 880 light years
  10. MisamSeen away from bright lights, 110 light years
  11. AtikSeen away from bright lights, 1,100 light years
  12. Tau PerseiSeen away from bright lights, 250 light years
  13. 48 PerseiSeen away from bright lights, 480 light years
  14. MenkibSeen away from bright lights, 1,200 light years
  15. DajiangjunbeiSeen away from bright lights, 720 light years
  16. Iota PerseiSeen away from bright lights, 34 light years
  17. Theta PerseiSeen away from bright lights, 36 light years
  18. Mu PerseiSeen away from bright lights, 900 light years
  19. 16 PerseiSeen away from bright lights, 120 light years
  20. Lambda PerseiSeen away from bright lights, 420 light years
  21. 58 PerseiSeen away from bright lights, 800 light years
  22. Psi PerseiSeen away from bright lights, 580 light years
  23. Sigma PerseiSeen away from bright lights, 360 light years
  24. 17 PerseiSeen away from bright lights, 470 light years
  25. HIP 20070Seen away from bright lights, 310 light years
  26. Omega PerseiSeen away from bright lights, 290 light years
  27. 52 PerseiSeen away from bright lights, 950 light years
  28. 34 PerseiSeen away from bright lights, 540 light years
  29. Pi PerseiSeen away from bright lights, 310 light years
  30. HIP 14382Seen away from bright lights, 210 light years
  31. 53 PerseiSeen away from bright lights, 510 light years
  32. HIP 15416Seen away from bright lights, 1,200 light years
  33. HIP 22453Seen away from bright lights, 500 light years
  34. 12 PerseiSeen away from bright lights, 79 light years
  35. 54 PerseiSeen away from bright lights, 220 light years
  36. 24 PerseiSeen away from bright lights, 370 light years
  37. 32 PerseiSeen away from bright lights, 150 light years
  38. 40 PerseiSeen away from bright lights, 1,100 light years
  39. 4 PerseiSeen away from bright lights, 730 light years
  40. HIP 16147Seen away from bright lights, 520 light years
  41. HIP 15219Just seen from a dark place, 790 light years
  42. 31 PerseiJust seen from a dark place, 560 light years
  43. 21 PerseiJust seen from a dark place, 320 light years
  44. 42 PerseiJust seen from a dark place, 270 light years
  45. 29 PerseiJust seen from a dark place, 640 light years
  46. HIP 14043Just seen from a dark place, 460 light years
  47. 43 PerseiJust seen from a dark place, 120 light years
  48. HIP 20704Just seen from a dark place, 250 light years
  49. 36 PerseiJust seen from a dark place, 120 light years
  50. 59 PerseiJust seen from a dark place, 240 light years
  51. HIP 15770Just seen from a dark place, 540 light years
  52. 20 PerseiJust seen from a dark place, 230 light years
  53. HIP 18396Just seen from a dark place, 730 light years
  54. 14 PerseiJust seen from a dark place, 980 light years
  55. HIP 20156Just seen from a dark place, 240 light years
  56. HIP 16470Just seen from a dark place, 610 light years
  57. HIP 13965Just seen from a dark place, 510 light years
  58. HIP 18434Just seen from a dark place, 870 light years
  59. 30 PerseiJust seen from a dark place, 730 light years
  60. 50 PerseiJust seen from a dark place, 68 light years
  61. 1 PerseiJust seen from a dark place, 1,300 light years
  62. HIP 17203Just seen from a dark place, 820 light years
  63. HIP 20234Just seen from a dark place, 1,100 light years
  64. HIP 16210Just seen from a dark place, 520 light years
  65. HIP 17460Just seen from a dark place, 300 light years
  66. HIP 17932Just seen from a dark place, 370 light years
  67. HIP 17584Just seen from a dark place, 750 light years
  68. HIP 21823Just seen from a dark place, 300 light years
  69. 3 PerseiJust seen from a dark place, 240 light years
  70. 2 PerseiJust seen from a dark place, 480 light years
  71. HIP 16168Just seen from a dark place, 380 light years
  72. 55 PerseiJust seen from a dark place, 450 light years
  73. 8 PerseiJust seen from a dark place, 410 light years
  74. HIP 19525Just seen from a dark place, 980 light years
  75. HIP 18212Just seen from a dark place, 390 light years
  76. 11 PerseiJust seen from a dark place, 430 light years
  77. 56 PerseiJust seen from a dark place, 130 light years
  78. HIP 15876Just seen from a dark place, 440 light years
  79. HIP 18081Just seen from a dark place, 840 light years
  80. HIP 16591Just seen from a dark place, 180 light years
  81. HIP 15192Just seen from a dark place, 2,900 light years
  82. HIP 16340Just seen from a dark place, 890 light years
  83. HIP 12686Just seen from a dark place, 460 light years
  84. HIP 13339Just seen from a dark place, 390 light years
  85. HIP 21972Just seen from a dark place, 680 light years
  86. HIP 13949Just seen from a dark place, 650 light years
  87. HIP 16518Just seen from a dark place, 2,200 light years
  88. HIP 15004Just seen from a dark place, 380 light years
  89. HIP 15669Just seen from a dark place, 140 light years
  90. HIP 17846Just seen from a dark place, 240 light years
  91. HIP 20241Just seen from a dark place, 400 light years
  92. HIP 8598Just seen from a dark place, 140 light years
  93. HIP 21847Just seen from a dark place, 100 light years
  94. HIP 15334Just seen from a dark place, 500 light years
  95. HIP 15241Just seen from a dark place, 440 light years
  96. 7 PerseiJust seen from a dark place, 820 light years
  97. HIP 22220Just seen from a dark place, 430 light years
  98. HIP 8475Just seen from a dark place, 420 light years
  99. HIP 13713Just seen from a dark place, 1,000 light years
  100. HIP 13832Just seen from a dark place, 590 light years
  101. HIP 17437Just seen from a dark place, 1,000 light years
  102. HIP 14365Just seen from a dark place, 410 light years
  103. 49 PerseiJust seen from a dark place, 140 light years
  104. HIP 15118Just seen from a dark place, 240 light years
  105. 57 PerseiJust seen from a dark place, 190 light years
  106. HIP 15988Just seen from a dark place, 520 light years
  107. HIP 22034Just seen from a dark place, 610 light years
  108. HIP 17475Just seen from a dark place, 460 light years
  109. HIP 14392Just seen from a dark place, 250 light years
  110. HIP 13997Just seen from a dark place, 660 light years
  111. HIP 15209Just seen from a dark place, 1,100 light years
  112. HIP 14887Just seen from a dark place, 650 light years
  113. HIP 20231Just seen from a dark place, 730 light years
  114. HIP 21038Just seen from a dark place, 380 light years
  115. HIP 17772Just seen from a dark place, 820 light years
  116. HIP 16252Just seen from a dark place, 640 light years
  117. HIP 18094Just seen from a dark place, 370 light years
  118. HIP 13732Just seen from a dark place, 610 light years
  119. HIP 20063Just seen from a dark place, 400 light years
  120. HIP 13462Just seen from a dark place, 1,800 light years
  121. HIP 20498Just seen from a dark place, 580 light years
  122. HIP 21108Just seen from a dark place, 1,200 light years
  123. HIP 15204Just seen from a dark place, 200 light years
  124. HIP 17732Just seen from a dark place, 160 light years
  125. HIP 12982Just seen from a dark place, 460 light years
  126. HIP 8771Just seen from a dark place, 420 light years
  127. HIP 12990Just seen from a dark place, 170 light years
  128. HIP 16424Just seen from a dark place, 490 light years
  129. HIP 11174Just seen from a dark place, 3,000 light years
  130. HIP 15191Just seen from a dark place, 180 light years
  131. HIP 12690Just seen from a dark place, 1,300 light years
  132. HIP 10115Just seen from a dark place, 570 light years
  133. HIP 19810Just seen from a dark place, 500 light years
  134. HIP 14914Just seen from a dark place, 620 light years
  135. HIP 18565Just seen from a dark place, 420 light years
  136. HIP 14566Just seen from a dark place, 740 light years
  137. HIP 13424Just seen from a dark place, 1,000 light years
  138. HIP 7786Just seen from a dark place, 700 light years
  139. HIP 21144Just seen from a dark place, 380 light years
  140. HIP 14544Just seen from a dark place, 270 light years
  141. HIP 18769Just seen from a dark place, 400 light years
  142. HIP 16938Just seen from a dark place, 690 light years
  143. HIP 16516Just seen from a dark place, 1,200 light years
  144. HIP 13257Just seen from a dark place, 180 light years
  145. HIP 8847Just seen from a dark place, 230 light years
  146. HIP 15282Just seen from a dark place, 640 light years
  147. HIP 17558Just seen from a dark place, 440 light years
  148. HIP 13036Just seen from a dark place, 1,500 light years
  149. HIP 13176Just seen from a dark place, 320 light years
  150. HIP 15193Just seen from a dark place, 440 light years
  151. HIP 19746Just seen from a dark place, 490 light years
  152. HIP 14264Just seen from a dark place, 350 light years

Where this comes from

The stars and their measurements are from the HYG star database, version 4.4, by David Nash, shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. Which constellation a star belongs to follows the boundaries drawn by the International Astronomical Union, as that database gives them. To see what is up tonight, open the sky map.