Western asterism
Head of Medusa Gorgon
This is an asterism, not one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
Part of: Perseus
Visibility
Northern sky
Best placed
October, November, December
Difficulty
easy
Pattern
4 stars, 4 lines
About
Head of Medusa Gorgon is a Western-tradition asterism spanning Perseus, not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
- Head of Medusa Gorgon is a Western-tradition asterism - a recognizable star pattern that is not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
- This pattern connects 4 stars with 4 lines in this game's stick-figure convention.
- Its brightest named star in this pattern is Algol (apparent magnitude 2.09).
- Spans part of: Perseus.
Important Stars
Algol