52 Piscium
52 Piscium is a double hypergiant star in the constellation of Pisces.
52 Piscium visual magnitude is 5.38. Because of its reltive faintness, 52 Piscium should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
The proper motion of 52 Piscium is 0.135 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.047 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about 52 Piscium
52 Piscium is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: 32.9°
Azimuth: 98.6°
Direction: East
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 52 Piscium
52 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 52 Piscium are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 52 Piscium in the sky:
Visibility of 52 Piscium from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 52 Piscium rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Distance of 52 Piscium from the Sun and relative movement
52 Piscium is distant 256.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 52 Piscium
52 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 52 Piscium is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
52 Piscium star system properties
52 Piscium is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 52 Piscium double sysyem: