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γ Piscium (gamma Piscium)

Altitude: 21.4°   Azimuth: 113.1°   Direction: East-South-East

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

γ Piscium visual magnitude is 3.69. Because of its moderate brightness, γ Piscium should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about γ Piscium:

3.69
Giant

γ Piscium (gamma Piscium) is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 21.4°
Azimuth: 113.1°
Direction: East-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of γ Piscium

γ Piscium is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of γ Piscium are provided in the following table:

23h 17m 09s
+03° 16’ 55”
82.47°
-52.02°
Pisces

The simplified sky map below shows the position of γ Piscium in the sky:

Finder chart γ Piscium (gamma Piscium) star
Simplified finder chart for γ Piscium (gamma Piscium).

Visibility of γ Piscium from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

Azimuth: 86.7°
Max altitude: 41.8°
Azimuth: 273.3°
γ Piscium (gamma Piscium) is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of γ Piscium

The image below is a photograph of γ Piscium from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of γ Piscium is 0.762 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.017 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of γ Piscium (gamma Piscium) star
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);

Distance of γ Piscium from the Sun and relative movement

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.

40.13 pc
130.82 ly
-14 km/s
0.762 arcsec/year
0.017 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of γ Piscium

γ Piscium belongs to spectral class G9 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.67
G9III
4943K

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

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

Alternative designations of γ Piscium

γ Piscium
(gamma Piscium)
SAO128085
SAO128085