λ Piscis Austrini (lambda Piscis Austrini)

Above the horizon. Rise: 4:40 | Tran: 7:54 | Set: 11:08

Alt: 5.85° Az: 151.35° Direction: South-South-East

λ Piscis Austrini is a giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus.

λ Piscis Austrini visual magnitude is 5.43. Because of its faintness, λ Piscis Austrini is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 15m 44s

Declination -27° 38’ 25”

Hour Angle 21h 49m 42s

Sidereal Time 20h 05m 27s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 14m 18s

Declination -27° 46’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 22.58°

Galactic Latitude -55.28°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.43

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.53

Spectral Type B8III

Color Index (B-V) -0.16

Temperature 12692K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 155.76

Distance (light year) 507.79

Radial Speed -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.026 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation λ Piscis Austrini
(lambda Piscis Austrini)

Flamsteed designation 16 Piscis Austrini

Henry Draper Catalogue HD210934

SAO Catalogue SAO190985

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP109789

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2817653

FK5 Catalogue 838

Visibility from Your Location

Today's λ Piscis Austrini (lambda Piscis Austrini) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 117.6° RISE 4:40

Max altitude: 10.9° TRANSIT 7:54

Azimuth: 242.4° SET 11:08

Set Location

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