68 Piscium
68 Piscium is a giant star in the constellation of Pisces.
68 Piscium visual magnitude is 5.42. Because of its reltive faintness, 68 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 68 Piscium is 0.008 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.008 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about 68 Piscium
68 Piscium is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: -9.1°
Azimuth: 8.2°
Direction: North
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 68 Piscium
68 Piscium is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 68 Piscium are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 68 Piscium in the sky:
Visibility of 68 Piscium from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 68 Piscium rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Distance of 68 Piscium from the Sun and relative movement
68 Piscium is distant 704.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 68 Piscium
68 Piscium belongs to spectral class G6
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 68 Piscium is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
