53 Piscium

Above the horizon. Rise: 0:09 | Tran: 7:31 | Set: 14:49

Alt: 4.32° Az: 289.38° Direction: South

53 Piscium is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Pisces.

53 Piscium visual magnitude is 5.89. Because of its faintness, 53 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 38m 07s

Declination +15° 22’ 17”

Hour Angle 06h 50m 48s

Sidereal Time 07h 28m 55s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 36m 47s

Declination +15° 13’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 117.7°

Galactic Latitude -47.49°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.89

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -1.21

Spectral Type B2IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.15

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 855.64

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

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

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 74.6° RISE 0:09

Max altitude: 53.9° TRANSIT 7:31

Azimuth: 285.4° SET 14:49

Set Location

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