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TimezoneAmerica/Los_Angeles
Sunrise: 5:48 
Transit: 13:11 
Sunset: 20:34
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Fomalhaut - α Piscis Austrini (alpha Piscis Austrini)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 3:11 | Tran: 7:19 | Set: 11:27
Alt: 1.99°   Az: 228.25°   Direction: South-West

Fomalhaut, also designated as α Piscis Austrini (alpha Piscis Austrini), is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus.

Fomalhaut visual magnitude is 1.16, making it the 17th brightest star in the sky. Because of its brightness, Fomalhaut is clearly visible to the naked eye when observed from locations with dark skies, and should be also quite easily visible from light polluted areas.

Image of Fomalhaut - α Piscis Austrini (alpha Piscis Austrini) star
DSS2 image of Fomalhaut. The red arrow shows the motion of Fomalhaut during the next 1000 years (5.55 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.75 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 59m 02s
-29° 29’ 08”
03h 55m 42s
02h 54m 44s

J2000

22h 57m 39s
-29° 37’ 19”

Galactic Coordinates

20.49°
-64.9°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Fomalhaut - α Piscis Austrini (alpha Piscis Austrini).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

1.16
Main-sequence

1.73
A3V
9125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where Fomalhaut is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of Fomalhaut. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Fomalhaut is distant 25.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

7.69
25.06
7 km/s
0.333 arcsec/y
-0.165"/y

Alternative Designations

Fomalhaut
α Piscis Austrini
(alpha Piscis Austrini)
24 Piscis Austrini
SAO191524
SAO191524

Visibility from Your Location

Today's Fomalhaut - α Piscis Austrini (alpha Piscis Austrini) rise, transit and set times from Willits, United States are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Los_Angeles):

Azimuth: 119.5°
Max altitude: 21.1°
Azimuth: 240.5°