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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:05 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:45
wb_twilight   (Astronomical Twilight)   What's Visible Now?

χ Piscium (chi Piscium)

Altitude: -15.1°   Azimuth: 20.6°   Direction: North-North-East

χ Piscium is a giant star in the constellation of Pisces.

χ Piscium visual magnitude is 4.66. Because of its moderate brightness, χ Piscium should be easily visible from locations with dark skies, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of χ Piscium is 0.038 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.011 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of χ Piscium (chi Piscium) star
DSS2 image of χ Piscium. The red arrow shows the motion of χ Piscium during the next 10000 years (6.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.83 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about χ Piscium

4.66
Giant

χ Piscium (chi Piscium) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -15.1°
Azimuth: 20.6°
Direction: North-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of χ Piscium

χ Piscium is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of χ Piscium are provided in the following table:

01h 11m 27s
+21° 02’ 04”
129.18°
-41.59°
Pisces

The simplified sky map below shows the position of χ Piscium in the sky:

Finder chart χ Piscium (chi Piscium) star
Simplified finder chart for χ Piscium (chi Piscium).

Visibility of χ Piscium from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's χ Piscium (chi Piscium) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 69.0°
Max altitude: 59.6°
Azimuth: 291.0°

Distance of χ Piscium from the Sun and relative movement

χ Piscium is distant 439.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

134.77 pc
439.35 ly
16 km/s
0.038 arcsec/year
-0.011 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of χ Piscium

χ Piscium belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-0.99
G8III
4672K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where χ Piscium is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of χ Piscium. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of χ Piscium

χ Piscium
(chi Piscium)
SAO74544
SAO74544