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MirphakAlgol

Stick figure for Perseus (Per)

Stars in this Figure

Star Mag Spectral Type Distance Meaning
Mirphak1.79F5 · Yellow-white supergiant590 lyArabic Mirfaq al-Thurayya, 'Elbow near the Pleiades' — the brightest star in Perseus, embedded in a beautiful star cluster visible in binoculars.
Algol2.09B8 · Eclipsing binary93 lyArabic Ra's al-Ghūl, 'Head of the Demon' — named for the severed Medusa head held by Perseus. It dims every 2.87 days as a companion eclipses it.