27 Piscium

27 Piscium is a variable and double giant star in the constellation of Pisces.

27 Piscium visual magnitude is 4.86. Because of its moderate brightness, 27 Piscium should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 27 Piscium:

Color of 27 Piscium ⬤

Magnitude of 27 Piscium 4.86

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 27 Piscium is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 27 Piscium

27 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 27 Piscium are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 23h 58m 40s

Declination J2000 -03° 33’ 21”

Galactic Longitude 92.51°

Galactic Latitude -63.27°

Constellation Pisces

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 27 Piscium in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 27 Piscium.

Visibility of 27 Piscium from your location

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

Today's 27 Piscium rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 93.6° RISE 7:03

Max altitude: 35.0° TRANSIT 12:44

Azimuth: 266.4° SET 18:24

RIGHT NOW 27 Piscium is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 27 Piscium

The image below is a photograph of 27 Piscium from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 27 Piscium is -0.051 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.072 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 27 Piscium. The red arrow shows the motion of 27 Piscium during the next 10000 years (-8.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -12.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 27 Piscium from the Sun and relative movement

27 Piscium is distant 223.59 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 68.59 pc

Distance (light year) 223.59 ly

Proper Motion RA -0.051 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.072 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 27 Piscium

27 Piscium belongs to spectral class G9 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.68

Spectral Type G9III

Color Index (B-V) 0.93

Temperature of 27 Piscium 4917K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 27 Piscium is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 27 Piscium. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

27 Piscium star system properties

27 Piscium is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 27 Piscium double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.86

Secondary star magnitude 10.16

Magnitude difference 5.3

Separation 1.1 arcsec

Alternative designations of 27 Piscium

Flamsteed designation 27 Piscium

Henry Draper Catalogue HD224533

SAO Catalogue SAO147008

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP118209

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-04 5996

FK5 Catalogue 900

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 14785

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS17137

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