α Piscium (alpha Piscium)
α Piscium is a double star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Pisces.
α Piscium visual magnitude is 5.23. Because of its faintness, α 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.
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for α Piscium (alpha Piscium).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where α Piscium is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
Star System Properties
α Piscium is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the α Piscium double sysyem:
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
α Piscium is distant 139.02 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Today's α Piscium (alpha Piscium) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):