γ Piscium (gamma Piscium)

Above the horizon. Rise: 16:23 | Tran: 22:38 | Set: 4:57

Alt: 1.88° Az: 273.13° Direction: West

γ Piscium is a giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Pisces.

γ Piscium visual magnitude is 3.69. Because of its moderate brightness, γ Piscium 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.

DSS2 image of γ Piscium. The red arrow shows the motion of γ Piscium during the next 1000 years (12.70 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.28 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 18m 25s

Declination +03° 25’ 04”

Hour Angle 06h 05m 06s

Sidereal Time 05h 23m 32s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 17m 09s

Declination +03° 16’ 55”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 82.47°

Galactic Latitude -52.02°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for γ Piscium (gamma Piscium).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.69

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.67

Spectral Type G9III

Color Index (B-V) 0.92

Temperature 4943K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

γ Piscium is distant 130.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 40.13

Distance (light year) 130.82

Radial Speed -14 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.762 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation γ Piscium
(gamma Piscium)

Flamsteed designation 6 Piscium

Henry Draper Catalogue HD219615

SAO Catalogue SAO128085

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP114971

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+02 4648

FK5 Catalogue 878

Visibility from Your Location

Today's γ Piscium (gamma Piscium) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 86.6° RISE 16:23

Max altitude: 41.9° TRANSIT 22:38

Azimuth: 273.4° SET 4:57

Set Location

Other stars in Pisces