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. (ly )
Sp. class
Notes
α Per
α
33
20902
15863
03h 24m 19.35s
+49° 51′ 40.5″
1.79
−4.50
592
F5Ib
Mirfak, Mirphak, Marphak, Markfak, Algenib, Alcheb
Algol
β
26
19356
14576
03h 08m 10.13s
+40° 57′ 20.3″
2.09
−0.18
93
B8V
El Ghoul, Gorgona, Gorgonea Prima, Demon Star, Ghoul Star; prototype of Algol variables
ζ Per
ζ
44
24398
18246
03h 54m 07.92s
+31° 53′ 01.2″
2.84
−4.55
982
B1Ib
Atik, Menkhib
ε Per
ε
45
24760
18532
03h 57m 51.22s
+40° 00′ 37.0″
2.90
−3.19
538
B0.5V
β Cep variable
γ Per A
γ
23
18925
14328
03h 04m 47.79s
+53° 30′ 23.2″
2.91
−1.57
256
G8III+...
γ Per B
γ
23
18926
03h 04m 44.10s
+53° 31′ 10.0″
3.00
δ Per
δ
39
22928
17358
03h 42m 55.48s
+47° 47′ 15.6″
3.01
−3.04
528
B5III SB
γ Cas variable
ρ Per
ρ
25
19058
14354
03h 05m 10.50s
+38° 50′ 25.9″
3.32
−1.67
325
M3IIIvar
Gorgonea Tertia
η Per
η
15
17506
13268
02h 50m 41.79s
+55° 53′ 43.9″
3.77
−4.28
1331
K3Ib comp SB
Miram
ν Per
ν
41
23230
17529
03h 45m 11.64s
+42° 34′ 42.8″
3.77
−2.39
556
F5IIvar
κ Per
κ
27
19476
14668
03h 09m 29.63s
+44° 51′ 28.4″
3.79
1.11
112
K0III
Misam
ο Per
ο
38
23180
17448
03h 44m 19.13s
+32° 17′ 17.8″
3.84
−4.44
1475
B1III
Atik, Ati, Al Atik, Atiks
τ Per A
τ
18
17878
13531
02h 54m 15.46s
+52° 45′ 45.0″
3.93
−0.48
248
G4III...
Algol variable
48 Per
c
48
MX
25940
19343
04h 08m 39.67s
+47° 42′ 45.3″
3.96
−2.19
553
B3Ve
MX Per; γ Cas variable
ξ Per
ξ
46
24912
18614
03h 58m 57.90s
+35° 47′ 27.7″
3.98
−4.70
1772
O7.5Iab:
Menkib, Menkhib, Menchib
τ Per B
τ
18
17879
02h 54m 20.80s
+52° 45′ 30.0″
4.00
φ Per
φ
10516
8068
01h 43m 39.62s
+50° 41′ 19.6″
4.01
−2.70
716
B2Vpe
γ Cas variable
ι Per
ι
19373
14632
03h 09m 02.88s
+49° 36′ 48.6″
4.05
3.94
34
G0V
nearby Sun -like star
θ Per
θ
13
16895
12777
02h 44m 11.69s
+49° 13′ 43.2″
4.10
3.85
37
F7V
μ Per
μ
51
26630
19812
04h 14m 53.86s
+48° 24′ 33.7″
4.12
−2.61
723
G0Ib...
16 Per
16
17584
13254
02h 50m 34.91s
+38° 19′ 08.1″
4.22
1.26
128
F2III
λ Per
λ
47
25642
19167
04h 06m 35.06s
+50° 21′ 04.9″
4.25
−0.88
346
A0IVn
Jīshuǐ (積水)[ 1]
58 Per
e
58
29094
21476
04h 36m 41.43s
+41° 15′ 53.5″
4.25
−2.22
642
G8II comp
ψ Per
ψ
37
22192
16826
03h 36m 29.36s
+48° 11′ 33.7″
4.32
−2.34
700
B5Ve
γ Cas variable
σ Per
σ
35
21552
16335
03h 30m 34.48s
+47° 59′ 42.6″
4.36
−0.81
353
K3III
has a planet (b )
17 Per
17
17709
13328
02h 51m 30.83s
+35° 03′ 35.6″
4.56
−0.93
409
K5III
HD 26961
b
26961
20070
04h 18m 14.58s
+50° 17′ 44.3″
4.60
−0.35
318
A2V
ω Per
ω
28
19656
14817
03h 11m 17.40s
+39° 36′ 41.7″
4.61
−0.25
305
K1III
Gorgonea Quarta
34 Per
34
21428
16244
03h 29m 22.03s
+49° 30′ 32.5″
4.67
−1.50
558
B3V
52 Per
f
52
26673
19811
04h 14m 53.31s
+40° 29′ 01.4″
4.67
−1.75
627
G5II comp
π Per
π
22
18411
13879
02h 58m 45.65s
+39° 39′ 46.2″
4.68
−0.32
325
A2Vn
Gorgonea Secunda
HD 18970
k
18970
14382
03h 05m 32.43s
+56° 42′ 20.0″
4.77
0.78
204
K0II-III
53 Per
d
53
V469
27396
20354
04h 21m 33.15s
+46° 29′ 56.3″
4.80
−0.97
464
B4IV
V469 Per; β Cep variable
HD 20468
20468
15416
03h 18m 43.82s
+34° 13′ 21.6″
4.85
−3.43
1475
K2II
1 Aur
(1)
30504
22453
04h 49m 54.67s
+37° 29′ 17.5″
4.89
−1.16
528
K4II
12 Per
12
16739
12623
02h 42m 14.93s
+40° 11′ 39.8″
4.91
2.95
80
F9V
54 Per
54
27348
20252
04h 20m 24.66s
+34° 34′ 00.3″
4.93
0.72
226
G8III
24 Per
24
18449
13905
02h 59m 03.71s
+35° 10′ 59.2″
4.94
−0.22
350
K2III
32 Per
l
32
20677
15648
03h 21m 26.61s
+43° 19′ 46.7″
4.96
1.57
155
A3V
40 Per
o
40
22951
17313
03h 42m 22.64s
+33° 57′ 54.1″
4.97
−2.29
924
B0.5V
4 Per
g
4
12303
9505
02h 02m 18.07s
+54° 29′ 15.2″
4.99
−1.79
739
B8III
HD 21278
21278
16147
03h 28m 03.05s
+49° 03′ 46.6″
4.99
−1.22
570
B5V
20123
15219
03h 16m 12.20s
+50° 56′ 15.8″
5.04
−2.00
834
G5II
31 Per
31
20418
15444
03h 19m 07.62s
+50° 05′ 42.1″
5.05
−0.79
481
B5V
21 Per
21
LT
18296
13775
02h 57m 17.28s
+31° 56′ 03.5″
5.10
−0.27
387
B9p...
LT Per; α² CVn variable
42 Per
n
42
23848
17886
03h 49m 32.70s
+33° 05′ 29.0″
5.14
0.34
297
A3V
Tiānchán (天讒)[ 2]
9 Per
i
9
V474
14489
11060
02h 22m 21.43s
+55° 50′ 44.4″
5.16
−3.83
2050
A2Ia
V474 Per; α Cyg variable
29 Per
29
20365
15404
03h 18m 37.72s
+50° 13′ 20.0″
5.16
−0.89
528
B3V
18537
14043
03h 00m 52.18s
+52° 21′ 06.5″
5.24
−1.70
795
B7V
43 Per
A
43
24546
18453
03h 56m 36.44s
+50° 41′ 44.5″
5.28
2.23
133
F5IV
27971
20704
04h 26m 06.26s
+31° 26′ 21.1″
5.29
0.93
243
K1III
36 Per
36
21770
16499
03h 32m 26.30s
+46° 03′ 25.4″
5.30
2.49
119
F4IIIvar
59 Per
59
29722
21928
04h 42m 54.30s
+43° 21′ 55.0″
5.30
0.70
271
A1Vn
V575 Per
V575
20809
15770
03h 23m 13.18s
+49° 12′ 48.0″
5.32
−1.09
625
B5V
20 Per
20
17904
13490
02h 53m 42.58s
+38° 20′ 15.6″
5.34
1.05
235
F4Vvar
24504
18396
03h 55m 58.16s
+47° 52′ 17.3″
5.39
−1.68
845
B6V
14 Per
14
16901
12768
02h 44m 05.16s
+44° 17′ 49.4″
5.43
−1.20
692
G0Ib
27084
20156
04h 19m 13.18s
+50° 02′ 55.8″
5.46
0.96
259
A7V
18474
13965
02h 59m 49.78s
+47° 13′ 14.3″
5.47
−0.69
557
G4p
V396 Per
V396
21699
16470
03h 32m 08.58s
+48° 01′ 24.7″
5.47
−0.80
585
B8IIIp Mn
SX Ari variable
30 Per
30
20315
15338
03h 17m 47.33s
+44° 01′ 30.3″
5.49
−0.99
644
B8V...
24640
18434
03h 56m 28.69s
+35° 04′ 51.3″
5.49
−1.88
970
B1.5V
50 Per
50
V582
25998
19335
04h 08m 36.49s
+38° 02′ 24.8″
5.52
3.87
70
F7V
V582 Per; RS CVn variable
1 Per
1
V436
11241
8704
01h 51m 59.31s
+55° 08′ 50.7″
5.53
−1.96
1028
B1.5V
V436 Per; eclipsing binary
22780
17203
03h 41m 07.84s
+37° 34′ 49.0″
5.55
−1.42
807
B7Vn
HD 27192
b2
27192
20234
04h 20m 11.51s
+50° 55′ 15.4″
5.55
−2.26
1190
B1.5IV
21362
16210
03h 28m 52.31s
+49° 50′ 54.4″
5.58
−0.57
553
B6Vn
23193
17460
03h 44m 31.40s
+36° 27′ 36.7″
5.60
0.56
332
A2m
23838
17932
03h 50m 04.45s
+44° 58′ 04.5″
5.65
0.52
346
G2III...
V472 Per
V472
12953
9990
02h 08m 40.58s
+58° 25′ 25.0″
5.66
−3.08
1821
A1Ia
α Cyg variable
23300
17584
03h 45m 59.25s
+45° 40′ 55.0″
5.66
−1.86
1038
B6V
29526
21823
04h 41m 24.09s
+48° 18′ 03.6″
5.66
0.76
311
A0V
2 Per
2
11291
8714
01h 52m 09.35s
+50° 47′ 34.3″
5.70
−0.19
492
B9p...
3 Per
3
11949
9222
01h 58m 33.50s
+49° 12′ 15.3″
5.70
1.31
246
K0IV
21402
16168
03h 28m 20.68s
+33° 48′ 27.7″
5.72
0.61
343
A2V
55 Per
55
27777
20579
04h 24m 29.14s
+34° 07′ 51.0″
5.73
−0.63
610
B8V
8 Per
8
13982
10718
02h 17m 59.82s
+57° 53′ 59.3″
5.75
0.43
379
K3III
26311
19525
04h 10m 59.02s
+33° 35′ 12.5″
5.75
−0.38
548
K1II-III
11 Per
11
16727
12692
02h 43m 02.80s
+55° 06′ 21.9″
5.76
0.21
420
B7IIIp...
24240
18212
03h 53m 38.67s
+48° 39′ 02.0″
5.76
0.16
430
K0III
56 Per
56
27786
20591
04h 24m 37.42s
+33° 57′ 35.6″
5.77
2.67
136
F4V
20995
15876
03h 24m 29.68s
+33° 32′ 09.7″
5.78
−0.26
527
A0V
24131
18081
03h 51m 53.72s
+34° 21′ 32.9″
5.78
−1.73
1035
B1V
20041
15192
03h 15m 47.97s
+57° 08′ 26.3″
5.79
−2.68
1614
A0Ia
IW Per
IW
21912
16591
03h 33m 35.02s
+39° 53′ 58.5″
5.79
2.10
178
A5m
21551
16340
03h 30m 36.93s
+48° 06′ 13.2″
5.82
−1.31
869
B8V
16735
12686
02h 42m 59.47s
+53° 31′ 34.3″
5.85
0.34
413
K0II-III
17656
13339
02h 51m 41.75s
+46° 50′ 31.2″
5.86
0.43
397
G8III
29721
21972
04h 43m 21.60s
+49° 58′ 25.8″
5.86
−0.61
640
B9III
18482
13949
02h 59m 39.87s
+41° 01′ 59.0″
5.89
−1.00
780
K2
21856
16518
03h 32m 40.02s
+35° 27′ 42.2″
5.91
−2.60
1638
B1V
19845
15004
03h 13m 23.86s
+48° 10′ 37.2″
5.93
1.03
311
G9III
20675
15669
03h 21m 52.37s
+49° 04′ 15.8″
5.94
2.64
149
F6V
V376 Per
V376
23728
17846
03h 49m 08.12s
+43° 57′ 46.9″
5.95
1.75
226
A9IV
δ Sct variable
27278
20241
04h 20m 14.42s
+41° 48′ 29.4″
5.95
0.82
346
K0III
11151
8598
01h 50m 57.09s
+51° 56′ 01.3″
5.96
2.71
145
F5V
20346
15334
03h 17m 45.74s
+39° 17′ 00.3″
5.97
−0.38
607
A2IV
29645
21847
04h 41m 50.08s
+38° 16′ 49.5″
5.97
3.50
102
G0V
V573 Per
V573
20277
15241
03h 16m 35.19s
+32° 11′ 03.2″
5.98
−0.16
551
G8IV
7 Per
χ
7
13994
10729
02h 18m 04.60s
+57° 30′ 58.8″
5.99
−0.70
710
G7III
note that χ Per usually refers to NGC 884 , an open cluster
30138
22220
04h 46m 44.47s
+40° 18′ 45.6″
5.99
0.32
443
G9III
11031
8475
01h 49m 15.56s
+47° 53′ 49.0″
6.01
0.97
331
A3V
18155
13713
02h 56m 33.30s
+47° 09′ 50.4″
6.05
−2.84
1952
K3III:
18339
13832
02h 58m 02.33s
+38° 36′ 53.9″
6.06
−1.70
1164
K3III
19066
14365
03h 05m 21.03s
+40° 34′ 55.9″
6.06
0.57
408
K0III
23049
17437
03h 44m 06.43s
+48° 31′ 25.3″
6.06
−0.96
827
K4III
20063
15118
03h 14m 56.55s
+42° 30′ 13.0″
6.07
1.88
225
K2III
49 Per
49
25975
19302
04h 08m 15.46s
+37° 43′ 40.7″
6.07
2.85
144
K1III
V576 Per
V576
21071
15988
03h 25m 57.36s
+49° 07′ 15.0″
6.09
−0.19
603
B7V
Slow pulsator
57 Per
m
57
28704
21242
04h 33m 24.90s
+43° 03′ 50.0″
6.09
2.04
211
F0V
29866
22034
04h 44m 13.01s
+40° 47′ 11.4″
6.09
−0.01
542
B8IVn
18991
14392
03h 05m 40.15s
+56° 04′ 08.5″
6.10
1.71
246
G9III
23139
17475
03h 44m 40.91s
+46° 05′ 59.5″
6.10
−0.12
573
A7IV
18552
13997
03h 00m 11.88s
+38° 07′ 54.5″
6.11
−1.56
1113
B8Vn
19736
14887
03h 12m 09.54s
+42° 22′ 33.4″
6.15
−0.37
657
B4V
20162
15209
03h 16m 04.43s
+45° 20′ 46.4″
6.15
−1.10
918
M2III
27349
20231
04h 20m 09.95s
+31° 57′ 11.5″
6.16
−0.84
819
K5
23552
17772
03h 48m 18.08s
+50° 44′ 12.4″
6.18
−0.12
594
B8Vn
28459
21038
04h 30m 38.40s
+32° 27′ 28.1″
6.18
1.31
307
B9.5Vn
21455
16252
03h 29m 26.26s
+46° 56′ 16.6″
6.21
−0.03
576
B7V
18153
13732
02h 56m 50.66s
+51° 15′ 40.9″
6.22
−0.36
675
K5III
24167
18094
03h 52m 04.45s
+31° 10′ 07.2″
6.22
0.72
411
A5V
V545 Per
V545
27026
20063
04h 18m 08.09s
+42° 08′ 28.5″
6.22
0.84
389
B9V
17818
13462
02h 53m 21.07s
+48° 34′ 11.9″
6.23
−4.77
5175
G5Iab:
V423 Per
20210
15204
03h 16m 01.86s
+34° 41′ 18.6″
6.23
2.12
201
A1m
Ellipsoidal var.
10 Per
10
V554
14818
11279
02h 25m 16.03s
+56° 36′ 35.4″
6.25
−3.93
3543
B2Ia
V554 Per; α Cyg variable
V480 Per
V480
17378
13178
02h 49m 30.74s
+57° 05′ 03.6″
6.25
A5Ia
α Cyg variable
27650
20498
04h 23m 35.80s
+42° 25′ 40.8″
6.25
0.10
553
A1sp...
28503
21108
04h 31m 24.10s
+40° 00′ 36.8″
6.25
−2.34
1707
B8V
23626
17732
03h 47m 49.04s
+32° 11′ 43.8″
6.26
2.53
182
G0
17228
12982
02h 46m 58.28s
+35° 59′ 00.7″
6.27
0.77
411
G8III
11335
8771
01h 52m 50.74s
+51° 28′ 29.5″
6.28
0.37
495
A3V
17240
12990
02h 47m 03.60s
+35° 33′ 17.3″
6.28
2.92
153
A9V
V440 Per
V440
14662
11174
02h 23m 51.75s
+55° 21′ 53.5″
6.29
−2.66
2012
F7Ib
δ Cep variable
21620
16424
03h 31m 29.35s
+49° 12′ 35.2″
6.29
0.51
468
A0Vn
16780
12690
02h 43m 01.85s
+48° 15′ 54.9″
6.30
−1.84
1387
G5
20193
15191
03h 15m 47.15s
+32° 51′ 24.0″
6.30
2.34
202
F4Vwvar
13137
10115
02h 10m 07.73s
+53° 50′ 35.5″
6.31
0.02
590
G8III
26702
19810
04h 14m 52.07s
+37° 32′ 33.6″
6.31
0.76
419
G5
19735
14914
03h 12m 26.36s
+47° 43′ 33.9″
6.32
0.38
502
K5III
24843
18565
03h 58m 29.13s
+38° 50′ 25.3″
6.32
0.79
416
K1III:
19268
14566
03h 08m 03.83s
+52° 12′ 48.8″
6.33
−0.31
694
B5V
10110
7786
01h 40m 13.12s
+53° 52′ 05.8″
6.35
−0.03
616
K5III
17743
13424
02h 52m 52.03s
+52° 59′ 50.6″
6.35
−1.10
1009
B8III
28591
21144
04h 31m 56.94s
+36° 44′ 34.3″
6.35
0.99
385
G5
5 Per
5
13267
10227
02h 11m 29.19s
+57° 38′ 44.0″
6.38
−3.08
2547
B5Ia
V521 Per
V521
19279
14544
03h 07m 47.34s
+47° 18′ 31.3″
6.38
1.99
246
A3Vnn
δ Sct variable
25152
18769
04h 01m 14.84s
+36° 59′ 22.1″
6.39
1.10
373
A0V
14433
11020
02h 21m 55.44s
+57° 14′ 34.5″
6.40
−3.37
2937
A1Ia
21661
16447
03h 31m 49.04s
+49° 24′ 03.9″
6.41
−2.68
2145
B9III
22402
16938
03h 38m 00.17s
+42° 34′ 58.4″
6.41
−0.62
830
B8Vn
KP Per
KP
21803
16516
03h 32m 38.98s
+44° 51′ 20.8″
6.42
−1.98
1560
B2IV
β Cep variable
13476
10379
02h 13m 41.61s
+58° 33′ 38.1″
6.43
−3.30
2885
A3Iab
11408
8847
01h 53m 48.46s
+55° 35′ 51.6″
6.44
2.11
240
A5m
17605
13257
02h 50m 35.30s
+36° 56′ 55.1″
6.44
2.52
198
G0
20283
15282
03h 17m 11.45s
+40° 28′ 59.0″
6.44
−0.23
704
B9p
17245
13036
02h 47m 31.15s
+44° 16′ 20.0″
6.45
−2.36
1884
F5
17484
13176
02h 49m 26.93s
+37° 19′ 35.1″
6.45
1.12
379
F6III-IV
23301
17558
03h 45m 37.11s
+38° 40′ 34.4″
6.45
0.70
460
K0
V572 Per
V572
20096
15193
03h 15m 48.65s
+50° 57′ 21.5″
6.46
0.95
413
A0
26605
19746
04h 13m 59.73s
+37° 58′ 01.7″
6.47
1.06
394
G9III
13854
10633
02h 16m 51.72s
+57° 03′ 18.9″
6.48
−2.84
2380
B1Iab
V509 Per
V509
18878
14264
03h 03m 56.75s
+47° 50′ 54.6″
6.48
1.24
363
F0
δ Sct variable
13519
10361
02h 13m 33.51s
+53° 03′ 30.9″
6.50
−5.54
8359
K5
21684
16425
03h 31m 30.28s
+40° 45′ 36.1″
6.50
0.87
436
A5
V520 Per
(61)
V520
14134
10805
02h 19m 04.45s
+57° 08′ 07.8″
6.55
B3Ia
61 Andromedae
X Per
X
24534
18350
03h 55m 23.08s
+31° 02′ 45.1″
6.79
−2.80
2694
O9.5pe
HD 23596
23596
17747
03h 48m 00.37s
+40° 31′ 50.3″
7.24
3.66
169
F8
has a planet (b )
KS Per
KS
30353
22365
04h 48m 53.35s
+43° 16′ 32.1″
7.70
2938
Ape
Bidelman's Peculiar Star
HD 17092
17092
02h 46m 22.12s
+49° 39′ 11.1″
7.73
K0V
has a planet (b )
HD 16760
16760
12638
02h 42m 21s
+38° 37′ 07″
8.74
163
G5V
has a companion star (B)
HD 22781
22781
17187
03h 40m 59s
+31° 49′ 35″
8.78
104
K0
has a planet (b )
HAT-P-29
02h 12m 31s
+51° 46′ 44″
11.9
1050
F8
Muspelheim,[ 3] has a transiting planet (b )
HAT-P-15
04h 24m 59.53s
+39° 27′ 38.3″
12.16
5.77
619
G5
Berehynia,[ 4] has a transiting planet (b)
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