Stars in Perseus
The brightest star in Perseus is Mirfak, at apparent magnitude 1.79 and 506 ly from Earth, one of 49 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 6 of them carrying a name.
Brightest first. A constellation is a direction, not a neighbourhood: these stars share a patch of sky as seen from Earth and can sit thousands of light-years apart. The known worlds in this direction →
| # | Star | Magnitude | Distance | Class | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mirfak | 1.79 | 506 ly | F5Ib | ~6,476 K |
| 2 | Algol | 2.12 | 93.0 ly | Blue-white eclipsing binary | 13,000 K |
| 3 | Zeta Per | 2.84 | 752 ly | B1Ib | ~7,651 K |
| 4 | Epsilon Per | 2.90 | 638 ly | B0.5V | ~13,561 K |
| 5 | Gamma Per | 2.91 | 243 ly | G8III+... | ~5,548 K |
| 6 | Delta Per | 3.01 | 516 ly | B5III SB | ~12,011 K |
| 7 | Rho Per | 3.32 | 308 ly | M3IIIvar | ~3,752 K |
| 8 | Miram | 3.77 | 879 ly | K3Ib comp SB | ~3,528 K |
| 9 | Nu Per | 3.77 | 557 ly | F5IIvar | ~6,750 K |
| 10 | Misam | 3.79 | 113 ly | K0III | ~4,791 K |
| 11 | Atik | 3.84 | 1,121 ly | B1III | ~9,859 K |
| 12 | Tau Per | 3.93 | 254 ly | G4III... | ~5,411 K |
| 13 | 48 Per | 3.96 | 477 ly | B3Ve | ~10,448 K |
| 14 | Menkib | 3.98 | 1,245 ly | O7.5Iab: | ~9,930 K |
| 15 | Phi Per | 4.01 | 718 ly | B2Vpe | ~11,539 K |
| 16 | Iota Per | 4.05 | 34.4 ly | G0V | ~5,987 K |
| 17 | Theta Per | 4.10 | 36.3 ly | F7V | ~6,326 K |
| 18 | Mu Per | 4.12 | 901 ly | G0Ib... | ~4,904 K |
| 19 | 16 Per | 4.22 | 121 ly | F2III | ~7,199 K |
| 20 | Lambda Per | 4.25 | 422 ly | A0IVn | ~10,265 K |
| 21 | 58 Per | 4.25 | 797 ly | G8II comp | ~4,366 K |
| 22 | Psi Per | 4.32 | 583 ly | B5Ve | ~10,912 K |
| 23 | Sigma Per | 4.36 | 360 ly | K3III | ~4,005 K |
| 24 | HD 26161 | 6.89 | 133 ly | F-type | 6,058 K |
| 25 | HD 23596 | 7.26 | 170 ly | F8 | 6,040 K |
| 26 | HD 27969 | 7.66 | 222 ly | G0 V | 5,966 K |
| 27 | HD 17092 | 7.73 | 745 ly | K0 III | 4,326 K |
| 28 | TOI-4602 | 8.32 | 206 ly | G5 | 5,966 K |
| 29 | BD+48 740 | 8.69 | 2,174 ly | K3 III | 4,534 K |
| 30 | HD 16760 | 8.70 | 164 ly | G5 V | 5,518 K |
| 31 | HD 22781 | 8.78 | 106 ly | K1 | 5,027 K |
| 32 | BD+48 738 | 9.14 | 2,842 ly | K0 III | 4,414 K |
| 33 | BD+49 828 | 9.38 | 1,442 ly | K0 | 4,943 K |
| 34 | HAT-P-60 | 9.73 | 761 ly | F-type | 6,212 K |
| 35 | TOI-6041 | 9.84 | 236 ly | G7 | 5,445 K |
| 36 | TYC 3318-01333-1 | 9.90 | 1,600 ly | K-type | 4,776 K |
| 37 | TOI-6038 A | 9.91 | 584 ly | F-type | 6,110 K |
| 38 | HD 278555 | 11.05 | 945 ly | F8 | 6,047 K |
| 39 | TOI-6109 | 11.05 | 495 ly | G3 | 5,660 K |
| 40 | TOI-2578 | 11.35 | 931 ly | F-type | 6,333 K |
| 41 | HAT-P-29 | 11.82 | 1,023 ly | F8 | 6,087 K |
| 42 | TOI-3688 A | 12.24 | 1,293 ly | G-type | 5,950 K |
| 43 | GPX-1 | 12.32 | 2,136 ly | F2 | 7,000 K |
| 44 | HAT-P-15 | 12.41 | 628 ly | G5 | 5,568 K |
| 45 | TOI-1634 | 13.22 | 115 ly | M2 | 3,472 K |
| 46 | TOI-1685 | 13.38 | 123 ly | M3 V | 3,470 K |
| 47 | TOI-6303 | 14.64 | 496 ly | K-type | 3,977 K |
| 48 | TOI-3714 | 15.70 | 368 ly | M2 | 3,660 K |
| 49 | TOI-1696 | 16.82 | 212 ly | M5V | 3,185 K |
Common questions
What is the brightest star in Perseus?
The brightest star in Perseus is Mirfak, at apparent magnitude 1.79 and 506 ly from Earth, one of 49 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 6 of them carrying a name.
What is the nearest star in Perseus?
The nearest of them is Iota Per, 34 ly away.