ε Piscis Austrini (epsilon Piscis Austrini)

Below the horizon. Rise: 18:57 | Tran: 22:18 | Set: 1:42

Alt: -25.08° Az: 102.38° Direction: East-South-East

ε Piscis Austrini is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus.

ε Piscis Austrini visual magnitude is 4.17. Because of its moderate brightness, ε 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 ε Piscis Austrini (epsilon Piscis Austrini) star

DSS2 image of ε Piscis Austrini. The red arrow shows the motion of ε Piscis Austrini during the next 10000 years (5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 42m 01s

Declination -26° 54’ 49”

Hour Angle 17h 31m 07s

Sideral Time 16h 13m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 40m 39s

Declination -27° 02’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 25.49°

Galactic Latitude -60.97°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for ε Piscis Austrini (epsilon Piscis Austrini).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.17

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -2.62

Spectral Type B8V

Color Index (B-V) -0.11

Temperature 11744K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ε Piscis Austrini is distant 744.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 228.31

Distance (light year) 744.29

Radial Speed 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.03 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ε Piscis Austrini
(epsilon Piscis Austrini)

Flamsteed designation 18 Piscis Austrini

Henry Draper Catalogue HD214748

SAO Catalogue SAO191318

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP111954

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2716010

FK5 Catalogue 854

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 14270

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 116.9° RISE 18:57

Max altitude: 11.6° TRANSIT 22:18

Azimuth: 243.1° SET 1:42

Set Location

Other stars in Piscis Austrinus