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| Abbreviation: Per |
| English Name: The Hero |
| Genitive: Mirfak |
| Hemisphere: Northern Hemisphere |
| Location: Between the constellations of Camelopardalis and Andromeda. |
| Visible between latitudes: +90 and -35 degrees |
| Best season: Winter |
| Seen in three seasons: Summer, Autumn & Winter |
| Best seen in: December (This constellation of Perseus stays in the sky all the year.) |
| Seen between: August and April |
| Right Ascension (RA): 03 hour |
| Declination (DEC): +45 degrees |
| Area (square degrees): 615 (24th) |
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Perseus (The Hero)
- A pretty constellation that has a rich part of the Milky-Way runs through it, making it an attractive constellation for binocular users.
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Messier Objects in Perseus
| M34 – Open Cluster; large – this bright cluster sits in the middle of a rich field of stars – an interesting view through either binoculars or a telescope. (photo) |
| M76 – The Little Dumbbell Nebula, also known as Messier 76, NGC 650/651, the Barbell Nebula, or the Cork Nebula, is a planetary nebula. |
More objects in Perseus
| Select Catalog | No of Objects |
| Barnard (B) | 10x objects |
| Caldwell (C) | 2x objects |
| Collinder (Cr) | 20x objects |
| New General Catalogue (NGC) | 95x objects |
| Index Catalogue (IC) | 60x objects |
| Sharpless (Sh2) | 12x objects |
Features of Interest
- Double Cluster (NGC 869 & NGC 884) – Two of the finest example of Open Clusters in the sky are magnificent through binoculars or the ow-power field of a small telescope. (Seeing two red giant stars is lying between NGC 869 & NGC 884.)
o - NGC 1499 – The California nebula is an emission nebula to get its name due to a resemblance (look like) to the shape of the U.S. State California. It is extremely large, and so it has a very low surface brightness.
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Named Stars
- Mirphak (Alpha Per)
- Algol (Beta Per)
- Miram (Eta Per)
- Menkib (Xi Per)
- Atik (Omicron Per)
- Gorgonea Secunda (Pi Per)
- Gorgonea Tertia (Rho Per)
- Gorgonea Quarta (Omega Per)
- more list of stars in Perseus.
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Planetarium / Constellation Map
| Live constellation visible from the UK :- Planetarium (Perseus) | Best Seen in: December | Seen between: August and April |
IAU Sky Chart: Perseus
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Constellations – Visible from the UK
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Parts visible from the UK
| Antlia | Columba | Eridanus | Fornax | Microscopium | ||
| Piscis Austrinus | Puppis | Pyxis | Sagittarius | Scorpius | ||
| Sculptor |
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Constellations: Southern Celestial Hemisphere
…..– never seen from the UK
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