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What are the fascin ating facts about the constellation perseus?
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Greek philosophers/astronomers thought that the constellation "perseus" looked like a human shape, and since "perseus" was a famous Greek hero, they named it after him.
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What are facts about Perseus?
he killed medusa the gorgon
What are some facts about the constellation Perseus?
Trying to find the same thing for an 8th grade science project. Here's what i Found so far: 1. Perseus lies in the northern hemisphere, along with his entire family of constellations that was named after Perseus. These include the constellations Andromeda, Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Cetus, Pegasus, Auriga, Lacerta and Triangulum. 2. Perseus lies in the main path of the Milky Way, located to the north of the Taurus constellation and west of the Cassiopeia constellation. 3. The brightest star in Perseus is Algneib. It is a Red Supergiant with an apparent brightness of1.79m, lying 590 light years away from our solar system. It has a luminosity of 5000 times our sun. 4. The most famous star in Perseus is Agol. In Arabic, it means "The Ghoul", or "The Demon Star". This star is widely known as the eye of Medusa.
What are facts in constellation?
1 fact about a constellation is that a constellation is what divides the not the desighn the desighn is called an asterisam.
What are facts about Cetus the constellation?
you tell me
What are some interesting What are facts about Draco the constellation?
Draco means dragon and it is the oldest constellation
What are facts about the constellation Lacerta?
Lacerta has no shining stars.
What are the different of constellation's?
* Andromeda (8 facts) (Princess of Ethiopia, Chained Lady, And) * Aquila (8 facts) (Eagle, Aql) * Ara (7 facts) (Altar, Ara) * Auriga (8 facts) (Charioteer, Aur) * Boötes (10 facts) (Herdsman, Bear Driver, Bear Hunter) * Camelopardalis (6 facts) (Giraffe, Cam) * Canes Venatici (9 facts) (Hunting Dogs, CVn) * Canis Major (7 facts) (Big Dog, CMa) * Canis Minor (6 facts) (Little Dog, CMi) * Cassiopeia (9 facts) (Andromeda's Mother, Queen of Ethiopia, Cas) * Centaurus (6 facts) (Centaur, Cen) * Cepheus (7 facts) (King of Ethiopia, Andromeda's Father, Cep) * Cetus (8 facts) (Sea Monster, Jonah's Whale, Cet) * Coma Berenices (7 facts) (Berenice's Hair, Com) * constellation formerly part of Argo Navis (5 kinds, 33 facts) - a constellation created by the international astronomical union by breaking up the constellation Argo Navis * constellation named by Bayer (11 kinds, 82 facts) - a constellation named by Johann Bayer the author of the Uranometria star atlas 1607 * constellation named by de Lacaille (15 kinds, 95 facts) - a constellation named by Abbé Nicolas Louis de Lacaille * Corona Australis (6 facts) (Southern Crown, CrA) * Corona Borealis (6 facts) (Northern Crown, CrB) * Corvus (6 facts) (Crow, Crv) * Crater (6 facts) (Cup, Crt) * Crux (6 facts) (Southern Cross, Cru) * Cygnus (7 facts) (Swan, Northern Cross, Cyg) * Delphinus (6 facts) (Dolphin, Del) * Draco (6 facts) (Dragon, Dra) * Equuleus (6 facts) (Little Horse, Equ) * Eridanus (6 facts) (River Eridanus, Eri) * Hercules (6 facts) (Her) * Hydra (6 facts) (Water Monster, Serpent of Lerna, Hya) * Lacerta (5 facts) (Lizard, Lac) * Leo Minor (5 facts) (Little Lion, LMi) * Lepus (7 facts) (Hare, Lep) * Lupus (5 facts) (Wolf, Lup) * Lynx (6 facts) (Lynx, Lyn) * Lyra (7 facts) (Lyre, Lyr) * Monoceros (5 facts) (Unicorn, Mon) * Orion (8 facts) (Hunter, Ori) * Pegasus (7 facts) (Winged Horse, Peg) * Perseus (8 facts) (Hero, Per) * Pisces Australis (5 facts) (Southern Fish, PsA) * Sagitta (6 facts) (Arrow, Sge) * Scutum (7 facts) (Shield, Sct) * Serpens (5 facts) (Serpent, Ser) * Sextans (5 facts) (Sextant, Sex) * Triangulum (6 facts) (Triangle, Tri) * Ursa Major (8 facts) (Great Bear, Big Dipper, UMa) * Ursa Minor (7 facts) (Little Bear, Little Dipper, UMi) * Vulpecula (7 facts) (Little Fox, Vul) * zodiacal constellation (13 kinds, 95 facts) - a constellation within the Zodiac region, each is a sign of the zodiac except for Ophiuchus
What are facts about the Gemini constellation?
Castor and Pollux are the two main stars!
What are facts about the constellation Orion?
Purple dragons want to kill orion.
What are facts about the constellation Libra?
maria refdtoed traveled there in 685 bc
What are the different kinds of constellation?
The constellations are are 88 imagined groupings of bright stars named after religious or mythological figures, animals, or objects. Here's a partial list of constellations: Cassiopeia Cetus Aries Andromeda Pisces Perseus Cepheus Pegasus Orion Canis minor Cancer Canis major Gemini Eridanus Ursa minor Ursa major Draco Leo Lyra Lepus Auriga Taurus corona borealis Bootes Hercules Virgo Ophiuchus Cygnus Aquarius Orves Libra Scorpius Aquila hydra
What are facts about the Pegasus constellation?
The Pegasus constellation is stationed in the northern hemisphere in the fourth quadrant, between latitudes +90 degrees and -60 degrees. It holds the position of seventh largest constellation place in the sky. The July Pegasids is linked the Pegasus constellation. The constellations, Andromeda, Aquarius, Cygnus, Delphinus, Equuleus, Lacerta, Pisces and Vulpecula are neighbors to Pegasus.
