δ Piscis Austrini (delta Piscis Austrini)

Above the horizon. Rise: 3:23 | Tran: 5:50 | Set: 8:18

Alt: 0.08° Az: 149.56° Direction: South

δ Piscis Austrini is a double giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus.

δ Piscis Austrini visual magnitude is 4.21. Because of its moderate brightness, δ 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.

Image of δ Piscis Austrini (delta Piscis Austrini) star

DSS2 image of δ Piscis Austrini. The red arrow shows the motion of δ Piscis Austrini during the next 10000 years (3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 57m 21s

Declination -32° 24’ 11”

Hour Angle 21h 32m 29s

Sidereal Time 20h 29m 50s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 55m 56s

Declination -32° 32’ 22”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 13.69°

Galactic Latitude -64.46°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.21

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.62

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.97

Temperature 4816K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where δ Piscis Austrini is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of δ Piscis Austrini. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

δ Piscis Austrini 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 δ Piscis Austrini double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.21

Secondary star magnitude 9.21

Magnitude difference 5

Separation 5.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

δ Piscis Austrini is distant 170.32 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 52.25

Distance (light year) 170.32

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.031"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation δ Piscis Austrini
(delta Piscis Austrini)

Flamsteed designation 23 Piscis Austrini

Henry Draper Catalogue HD216763

SAO Catalogue SAO214189

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP113246

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3316303

Visibility from Your Location

Today's δ Piscis Austrini (delta Piscis Austrini) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 122.4° RISE 3:23

Max altitude: 6.1° TRANSIT 5:50

Azimuth: 237.6° SET 8:18

Set Location

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