β Piscis Austrini (beta Piscis Austrini)
β Piscis Austrini is a multiple hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus.
β Piscis Austrini visual magnitude is 4.29. Because of its moderate brightness, β Piscis Austrini 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.
Celestial Coordinates
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Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for β Piscis Austrini (beta Piscis Austrini).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where β Piscis Austrini is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
Star System Properties
β Piscis Austrini is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the β Piscis Austrini double sysyem:
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
β Piscis Austrini is distant 148.25 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Today's β Piscis Austrini (beta Piscis Austrini) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):