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Perseus is a large constellation located in the northern sky. Associated with the story of Perseus in Greek mythology, the constellation hosts the radiant of the Perseid meteor shower.
25 maj 2023 · Perseus mythology. Perseus constellation FAQs. Additional resources. Perseus is the 24th largest constellation in the night sky and is visible across the Northern Hemisphere and parts of...
Perseus is a constellation in the northern sky, named after the Greek mythological hero Perseus. It is one of the 48 ancient constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, [1] and among the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). [2]
25 mar 2015 · Principal Stars. – Mirfak (Alpha Persei), the constellation’s brightest star, is a blue-white supergiant situated 592 light years away that shines with a visual magnitude of 1.806. It is about 7.3 times more massive than the Sun, 60 times bigger, and around 5,000 times more luminous.
10 wrz 2020 · The constellation of Perseus is one of the oldest Greek constellations, first listed by Ptolemy, in his 2 nd century Almagest. The constellation is named after the legendary Greek hero Perseus, who beheaded the monster, Medusa. In Greek mythology, Perseus was the son of Danae, an Argive princess, and Zeus, the supreme Greek god.
Perseus is the 24th largest constellation in the northern sky, named after the Greek mythological hero Perseus. The celestial hero Perseus boarders the constellations Aries and Taurus to the south, Auriga to the east, Cassiopeia to the north, and the Andromeda galaxy to the west.
In Greek mythology this constellation represented the hero Perseus, who slew the Medusa and rescued the princess Andromeda from the sea monster Cetus. (The other characters in the Perseus story—Andromeda’s father Cepheus, her mother Cassiopeia, and the winged horse Pegasus—are also constellations.) Erik Gregersen
