A light emitting device, comprising a light emitting element having a dominant wavelength in a range of 400 nm or more and 500 nm or less, and a wavelength conversion member that is arranged on the light emitting side of the light emitting element and includes a rare earth aluminate fluorescent material having a composition represented by the following formula: (Lu 1-p-n Ln p Ce n) 3 (Al 1-m Ga m) 5k O 12 wherein in the formula, Ln represents at least one rare earth element selected from the group consisting of Y, La, Gd, and Tb, and the parameters k, m, n, and p satisfy 0.95 ≤ k ≤ 1.05, 0.05 ≤ m ≤ 0.70, 0.002 < n ≤ 0.050, and 0 ≤ p ≤ 0.30 respectively, wherein the light emitting device emits light having a dominant wavelength in a range of 475 nm or more and 500 nm or less, and wherein the light emitting device emits light having an S/P ratio of 6.5 or less derived from the following formula, which is the ratio of a luminous flux in scotopic vision relative to a luminous flux in photopic vision: S / P ratio = K ′ ∫ 360 830 V ′ λ Φ e λ d λ K ∫ 360 830 V λ Φ e λ d λ wherein in the formula, K is 6,831 (lm/W), K' is 1,700 (lm/W), and in a range where the wavelength A is 360 nm or more and 830 nm or less, V (λ) refers to a photopic standard spectral luminous efficiency of humans, V'(λ) refers to a scotopic standard spectral luminous efficiency of humans, and Φ e (λ) refers to a spectral total radiant flux of light emitted from the light emitting device, wherein the light emitting device emits light having chromaticity coordinates (x, y) within an area A2 in the xy chromaticity coordinate system of the CIE 1931 chromaticity diagram, wherein when the chromaticity coordinates (x = 0.0350, y = 0.4127) is defined as a first point, the chromaticity coordinates (x = 0.0800, y = 0.2149) is defined as a second point, the chromaticity coordinates (x = 0.2150, y = 0.2106) is defined as a third point, and the chromaticity coordinates (x = 0.2550, y = 0.3550) is defined as a fourth point, the area A2 is demarcated by a first straight line connecting the first point and the second point, a second straight line connecting the second point and the third point, a third straight line connecting the third point and the fourth point, and a fourth straight line connecting the fourth point and the first point. a light emitting element having a dominant wavelength in a range of 400 nm or more and 500 nm or less, and a wavelength conversion member that is arranged on the light emitting side of the light emitting element and includes a rare earth aluminate fluorescent material having a composition represented by the following formula: (Lu 1-p-n Ln p Ce n) 3 (Al 1-m Ga m) 5k O 12 wherein in the formula, Ln represents at least one rare earth element selected from the group consisting of Y, La, Gd, and Tb, and the parameters k, m, n, and p satisfy 0.95 ≤ k ≤ 1.05, 0.05 ≤ m ≤ 0.70, 0.002 < n ≤ 0.050, and 0 ≤ p ≤ 0.30 respectively, wherein the light emitting device emits light having a dominant wavelength in a range of 475 nm or more and 500 nm or less, and wherein the light emitting device emits light having an S/P ratio of 6.5 or less derived from the following formula, which is the ratio of a luminous flux in scotopic vision relative to a luminous flux in photopic vision: S / P ratio = K ′ ∫ 360 830 V ′ λ Φ e λ d λ K ∫ 360 830 V λ Φ e λ d λ wherein in the formula, K is 6,831 (lm/W), K' is 1,700 (lm/W), and in a range where the wavelength A is 360 nm or more and 830 nm or less, V (λ) refers to a photopic standard spectral luminous efficiency of humans, V'(λ) refers to a scotopic standard spectral luminous efficiency of humans, and Φ e (λ) refers to a spectral total radiant flux of light emitted from the light emitting device, wherein the light emitting device emits light having chromaticity coordinates (x, y) within an area A2 in the xy chromaticity coordinate system of the CIE 1931 chromaticity diagram, wherein when the chromaticity coordinates (x = 0.0350, y = 0.4127) is defined as a first point, the chromaticity coordinates (x = 0.0800, y = 0.2149) is defined as a second point, the chromaticity coordinates (x = 0.2150, y = 0.2106) is defined as a third point, and the chromaticity coordinates (x = 0.2550, y = 0.3550) is defined as a fourth point, the area A2 is demarcated by a first straight line connecting the first point and the second point, a second straight line connecting the second point and the third point, a third straight line connecting the third point and the fourth point, and a fourth straight line connecting the fourth point and the first point.