112 Piscium

Above the horizon. Rise: 19:38 | Tran: 1:56 | Set: 8:10

Alt: 37.55° Az: 211.57° Direction: South-South-West

112 Piscium is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class G2 in the constellation of Pisces.

112 Piscium visual magnitude is 5.88. Because of its faintness, 112 Piscium is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of 112 Piscium. The red arrow shows the motion of 112 Piscium during the next 1000 years (3.85 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.18 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 01m 26s

Declination +03° 12’ 58”

Hour Angle 01h 38m 16s

Sideral Time 03h 39m 42s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 00m 09s

Declination +03° 05’ 49”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 154.33°

Galactic Latitude -55.53°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 112 Piscium.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.88

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 3.42

Spectral Type G2IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.62

Temperature 5890K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 112 Piscium is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 112 Piscium. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

112 Piscium is distant 101.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 31.08

Distance (light year) 101.31

Radial Speed -17 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.231 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.251"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 112 Piscium

Henry Draper Catalogue HD12235

SAO Catalogue SAO110266

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP9353

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+02 311

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 691

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 112 Piscium rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 86.8° RISE 19:38

Max altitude: 41.7° TRANSIT 1:56

Azimuth: 273.2° SET 8:10

Set Location

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