Official IAU constellation
Perseus
Hero
IAU abbreviation: Per
Visibility
Northern sky
Best placed
October, November, December
Difficulty
medium
Pattern
8 stars, 7 lines
About
Perseus is one of the 88 IAU-recognized constellations, reconstructed here from 8 stars using the ConstellationLines (Marc van der Sluys) stick-figure convention.
- Perseus is one of the 88 constellations officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union.
- This pattern connects 8 stars with 7 lines in this game's stick-figure convention.
- Its brightest named star in this pattern is Mirfak (apparent magnitude 1.79).
Important Stars
AlgolMisamMirfakMenkib