λ Piscium (lambda Piscium)

Above the horizon. Rise: 0:33 | Tran: 6:44 | Set: 12:52

Alt: 1.03° Az: 271.79° Direction: South-West

λ Piscium is a main-sequence star of spectral class A7 in the constellation of Pisces.

λ Piscium visual magnitude is 4.5. Because of its moderate brightness, λ 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.

Image of λ Piscium (lambda Piscium) star

DSS2 image of λ Piscium. The red arrow shows the motion of λ Piscium during the next 1000 years (-2.15 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.58 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 43m 21s

Declination +01° 55’ 17”

Hour Angle 06h 03m 02s

Sidereal Time 05h 46m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 42m 02s

Declination +01° 46’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 90.15°

Galactic Latitude -56.61°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.5

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.05

Spectral Type A7V

Color Index (B-V) 0.2

Temperature 8163K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

λ Piscium is distant 100.68 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 30.88

Distance (light year) 100.68

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.129 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.155"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation λ Piscium
(lambda Piscium)

Flamsteed designation 18 Piscium

Henry Draper Catalogue HD222603

SAO Catalogue SAO128336

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP116928

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+00 5037

FK5 Catalogue 1620

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 88.1° RISE 0:33

Max altitude: 40.4° TRANSIT 6:44

Azimuth: 271.9° SET 12:52

Set Location

Other stars in Pisces