Alrescha - α Piscium (alpha Piscium)

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:32 | Tran: 8:44 | Set: 14:57

Alt: 31.09° Az: 131.55° Direction: South-West

Alrescha, also designated as α Piscium (alpha Piscium), is a variable and double hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Pisces.

Alrescha visual magnitude is 4.33. Because of its moderate brightness, Alrescha is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of Alrescha - α Piscium (alpha Piscium) star

DSS2 image of Alrescha. The red arrow shows the motion of Alrescha during the next 10000 years (5.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 03m 22s

Declination +02° 53’ 08”

Hour Angle 21h 20m 19s

Sidereal Time 23h 23m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 02m 02s

Declination +02° 45’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 155.35°

Galactic Latitude -55.6°

Finder Chart

Loading map...

Finder chart for Alrescha - α Piscium (alpha Piscium).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.33

Class Hypergiant

Alrescha is also a SiSr chemically peculiar star.

Spectral Type A0

Color Index (B-V) 0.03

Temperature 9766K

Star System Properties

Alrescha is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the Alrescha double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.33

Secondary star magnitude 5.33

Magnitude difference 1

Separation 4 arcsec

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Alrescha

Bayer designation α Piscium
(alpha Piscium)

Flamsteed designation 113 Piscium

Henry Draper Catalogue HD12447

SAO Catalogue SAO110291

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+02 317

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 705

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS1615

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 87.1° RISE 2:32

Max altitude: 41.4° TRANSIT 8:44

Azimuth: 272.9° SET 14:57

Set Location

Other stars in Pisces