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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
SunriseRise: 5:44  
clear_day Transit: 12:03  
SunsetSet: 18:24
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λ Piscis Austrini (lambda Piscis Austrini)

Altitude: -22.1°   Azimuth: 252.7°   Direction: West-South-West

λ Piscis Austrini is a giant star in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus.

λ Piscis Austrini visual magnitude is 5.43. Because of its reltive faintness, λ Piscis Austrini should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of λ Piscis Austrini is 0.026 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of λ Piscis Austrini (lambda Piscis Austrini) star
DSS2 image of λ Piscis Austrini. The red arrow shows the motion of λ Piscis Austrini during the next 10000 years (4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about λ Piscis Austrini

5.43
Giant

λ Piscis Austrini (lambda Piscis Austrini) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -22.1°
Azimuth: 252.7°
Direction: West-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of λ Piscis Austrini

λ Piscis Austrini is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of λ Piscis Austrini are provided in the following table:

22h 14m 18s
-27° 46’ 00”
22.58°
-55.28°
Piscis Austrinus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of λ Piscis Austrini in the sky:

Finder chart λ Piscis Austrini (lambda Piscis Austrini) star
Simplified finder chart for λ Piscis Austrini (lambda Piscis Austrini).

Visibility of λ Piscis Austrini 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 λ Piscis Austrini (lambda Piscis Austrini) 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: 117.8°
Max altitude: 10.8°
Azimuth: 242.2°

Distance of λ Piscis Austrini from the Sun and relative movement

λ Piscis Austrini is distant 507.79 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

155.76 pc
507.79 ly
-6 km/s
0.026 arcsec/year
0.002 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of λ Piscis Austrini

λ Piscis Austrini belongs to spectral class B8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-0.53
B8III
12692K

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

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

Alternative designations of λ Piscis Austrini

λ Piscis Austrini
(lambda Piscis Austrini)
16 Piscis Austrini
SAO190985
SAO190985