ν Persei, Latinized as Nu Persei, is a single[13] star and a suspected variable in the northern constellation of Perseus.

It has a yellow-white hue and is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 3.80.

[2] This object is located approximately 560 light-years from the Sun based on parallax[1] but is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −12 km/s.

[5] This object is a highly luminous bright giant star with a stellar classification of F5II.

[10] It is radiating 604[8] times the luminosity of the Sun from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 6,300 K.[8] Several visual companions beside the primary have been recorded.