Perseus (Perseus)

In the greek mythology, Perseus was the hero who rescued Andromeda, the beautiful daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, from Whale, the sea monster.

This constellation does not belong to the zodiac.

Neighboring constellations are Taurus, Auriga, Camelopardalis, Cassiopeia, Andromeda, Triangulum, and Aries. Have a look at our full list of all constellations.

Objects in Perseus

A selection of interesting objects visible with a telescope.

M76 (NGC 650, Little Dumbbell Nebula)

a planetary nebula in the constellation Perseus

Image credit: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona

License: creative commons (cc) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 United States

NGC 1275

a galaxy in the constellation Perseus

Image credit: NASA, ESA and Andy Fabian (University of Cambridge, UK)

License: creative commons (cc) Attribution 3.0 Unported

A few stars named in Perseus

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Latin name:	Perseus (Per)
English name:	Perseus
Abbreviation:	Per
Zodiac:	Constellation does not belong to the zodiac.
Brightest star:	(not in database)