ω Piscium (omega Piscium)

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:30 | Tran: 9:03 | Set: 15:37

Alt: 40.38° Az: 144.22° Direction: South-East

ω Piscium is a variable and multiple sub-giant star of spectral class F4 in the constellation of Pisces.

ω Piscium visual magnitude is 4.01. Because of its moderate brightness, ω 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 ω Piscium. The red arrow shows the motion of ω Piscium during the next 1000 years (2.55 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.92 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 00m 36s

Declination +07° 00’ 16”

Hour Angle 22h 13m 20s

Sidereal Time 22h 13m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 59m 18s

Declination +06° 51’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 100.69°

Galactic Latitude -53.74°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ω Piscium (omega Piscium).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.01

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 1.45

Spectral Type F4IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.42

Temperature 6776K

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

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

Star System Properties

ω Piscium is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the ω Piscium double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.01

Secondary star magnitude 6.21

Magnitude difference 2.2

Separation 1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ω Piscium is distant 105.91 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 32.49

Distance (light year) 105.91

Radial Speed 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.153 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.115"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ω Piscium
(omega Piscium)

Flamsteed designation 28 Piscium

Henry Draper Catalogue HD224617

SAO Catalogue SAO128513

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP118268

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+06 5227

FK5 Catalogue 902

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 14793

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 83.0° RISE 2:30

Max altitude: 45.5° TRANSIT 9:03

Azimuth: 277.0° SET 15:37

Set Location

Other stars in Pisces