78 Piscium
78 Piscium is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Pisces.
78 Piscium visual magnitude is 6.25. Because of its reltive faintness, 78 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 78 Piscium is 0.204 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.03 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about 78 Piscium
78 Piscium is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: 10.8°
Azimuth: 51.2°
Direction: North-East
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 78 Piscium
78 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 78 Piscium are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 78 Piscium in the sky:
Visibility of 78 Piscium from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 78 Piscium rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Distance of 78 Piscium from the Sun and relative movement
78 Piscium is distant 136.57 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 78 Piscium
78 Piscium belongs to spectral class F5 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 78 Piscium is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
