γ Piscis Austrini (gamma Piscis Austrini)

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:59 | Tran: 5:38 | Set: 8:16

Alt: -11.24° Az: 128.43° Direction: South-West

γ Piscis Austrini is a variable and double hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus.

γ Piscis Austrini visual magnitude is 4.46. Because of its moderate brightness, γ 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 γ Piscis Austrini (gamma Piscis Austrini) star

DSS2 image of γ Piscis Austrini. The red arrow shows the motion of γ Piscis Austrini during the next 10000 years (-5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 53m 56s

Declination -32° 44’ 23”

Hour Angle 19h 36m 01s

Sidereal Time 18h 29m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 52m 31s

Declination -32° 52’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 13.06°

Galactic Latitude -63.72°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.46

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.29

Spectral Type A0III

Color Index (B-V) -0.04

Temperature 10653K

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

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

Star System Properties

γ 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 γ Piscis Austrini double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.46

Secondary star magnitude 8.06

Magnitude difference 3.6

Separation 4.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

γ Piscis Austrini is distant 222.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 68.17

Distance (light year) 222.22

Radial Speed 17 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.03 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation γ Piscis Austrini
(gamma Piscis Austrini)

Flamsteed designation 22 Piscis Austrini

Henry Draper Catalogue HD216336

SAO Catalogue SAO214153

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP112948

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3316270

Gliese Catalogue Wo 9800 A

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 14338

Visibility from Your Location

Today's γ Piscis Austrini (gamma Piscis Austrini) rise, transit and set times from Mętków, Poland are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Warsaw):

Azimuth: 122.7° RISE 2:59

Max altitude: 7.2° TRANSIT 5:38

Azimuth: 237.3° SET 8:16

Name:	Mętków, Poland
Latitude:	50° 3' 9.0" N
Longitude:	19° 22' 30.7" E
Timezone:	Europe/Warsaw

Set Location

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