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Ptolemy listed 26 stars in Perseus and described how they could be used to create an outline of the flying hero’s body: his winged feet, the left hand grasping Medusa’s snake-haired head and the right hand brandishing the blood-spattered sword with which he had decapitated her.
Eta Persei (η Persei, abbreviated Eta Per, η Per), is a binary star and the 'A' component of a triple star system (the 'B' component is the star HD 237009) [8] in the constellation of Perseus. Parallax measurements by the Gaia spacecraft imply that it is 1,000 is light-years away from Earth. [1]
9 sty 2024 · For Christians, the Christmas Star is a symbol of hope and faith. It represents the divine guidance and light that led the wise men to Bethlehem, where they paid tribute to the infant savior. The Star is a reminder of the humble beginnings of Jesus Christ’s life and the immense impact he would later have on the world.
14 gru 2023 · Ask any astronomer to name the most famous variable star in the sky and many will say Algol, the eclipsing binary in Perseus whose variations were first reported in 1670 by the Italian astronomer Geminiano Montanari.
26 gru 2023 · The star symbolizes the Star of Bethlehem, which guided the Wise Men to the baby Jesus. Christmas bells are used to announce the arrival of the season and to proclaim the birth of Jesus, while the Christmas wreath symbolizes the eternal nature of God’s love, being round with no end or beginning.
25 mar 2015 · The system is located 92.95 light years away and shines with an apparent magnitude of 2.09, making it the 60th brightest star in the entire night sky. Algol is also a very well-known star as it was the first-discovered eclipsing-binary, and every couple of days it dims to a magnitude of 3.4 before returning back to being bright again.
Perseus contains two Messier objects – Messier 34 (M34, NGC 1039) and Messier 76 (M76, Little Dumbbell Nebula, NGC 650 & NGC 651) – and has six stars with confirmed planets. The brightest star in the constellation is Mirfak, Alpha Persei, with an apparent magnitude of 1.79.
