53 Piscium

53 Piscium is a variable sub-giant star in the constellation of Pisces.

53 Piscium visual magnitude is 5.89. Because of its reltive faintness, 53 Piscium should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 53 Piscium:

Color of 53 Piscium ⬤

Magnitude of 53 Piscium 5.89

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 53 Piscium is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 53 Piscium

53 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 53 Piscium are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 00h 36m 47s

Declination J2000 +15° 13’ 54”

Galactic Longitude 117.7°

Galactic Latitude -47.49°

Constellation Pisces

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 53 Piscium in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 53 Piscium.

Visibility of 53 Piscium from your location

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

Today's 53 Piscium rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 74.8° RISE 5:16

Max altitude: 53.8° TRANSIT 12:33

Azimuth: 285.2° SET 19:51

RIGHT NOW 53 Piscium is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 53 Piscium

The image below is a photograph of 53 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 53 Piscium is 0.002 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.015 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 53 Piscium. The red arrow shows the motion of 53 Piscium during the next 10000 years (0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 53 Piscium from the Sun and relative movement

53 Piscium is distant 855.64 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 262.47 pc

Distance (light year) 855.64 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.002 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.015 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 53 Piscium

53 Piscium belongs to spectral class B2 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.21

Spectral Type B2IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.15

Temperature of 53 Piscium 12489K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 53 Piscium is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 53 Piscium. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 53 Piscium

Flamsteed designation 53 Piscium

Henry Draper Catalogue HD3379

SAO Catalogue SAO91995

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP2903

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+14 76

FK5 Catalogue 2039

General Catalogue of Variable Stars AG Psc

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