τ Piscium (tau Piscium)
τ Piscium is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Pisces.
τ Piscium visual magnitude is 4.51. Because of its moderate brightness, τ 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 τ Piscium is 0.072 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.035 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about τ Piscium
τ Piscium (tau Piscium) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: -2.5°
Azimuth: 30.7°
Direction: North-North-East
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of τ Piscium
τ Piscium is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of τ Piscium are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of τ Piscium in the sky:
Visibility of τ Piscium from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's τ Piscium (tau Piscium) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Distance of τ Piscium from the Sun and relative movement
τ Piscium is distant 162.11 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of τ Piscium
τ Piscium belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where τ Piscium is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
