ÜCelestial AtlasÞ Perseus: Perseus, The Champion
(possessive form Persei, abbreviation Per)
Constellations Bordering Perseus
(tba)
Perseus is one of the 48 ancient constellations recorded by Ptolemy.
Map of Perseus
Modified version of Wikimedia Commons map by Torsten Bronger
Stars in Perseus
Other Objects of Interest
M34 (= NGC 1039) (RA 02 42 07, Dec +42 44 46), an open star cluster.
NGC 1275 (RA 03 19 48, Dec +41 30 42), a 12th-magnitude pair of galaxies in the Perseus cluster.
NGC 1333 (RA 03 29 20, Dec +31 24 57), a diffuse nebular region lit by hot young stars.
