π Piscium (pi Piscium)

π Piscium is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Pisces.

π Piscium visual magnitude is 5.57. Because of its reltive faintness, π Piscium should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about π Piscium:

Color of π Piscium ⬤

Magnitude of π Piscium 5.57

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW π Piscium (pi Piscium) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of π Piscium

π 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 π Piscium are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 01h 37m 05s

Declination J2000 +12° 08’ 30”

Galactic Longitude 140.16°

Galactic Latitude -49.2°

Constellation Pisces

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

Finder chart π Piscium (pi Piscium) star

Simplified finder chart for π Piscium (pi Piscium).

Visibility of π 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 π Piscium (pi 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: 77.9° RISE 2:58

Max altitude: 50.7° TRANSIT 9:58

Azimuth: 282.1° SET 16:59

RIGHT NOW π Piscium (pi Piscium) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of π Piscium

The image below is a photograph of π 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 π Piscium is -0.066 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.043 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of π Piscium. The red arrow shows the motion of π Piscium during the next 10000 years (-11.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 7.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of π Piscium from the Sun and relative movement

π Piscium is distant 110.21 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 33.81 pc

Distance (light year) 110.21 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.066 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.043 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of π Piscium

π Piscium belongs to spectral class F0 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a hypergiant star.

Absolute magnitude 2.92

Spectral Type F0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.35

Temperature of π Piscium 7158K

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

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

Alternative designations of π Piscium

Bayer designation π Piscium
(pi Piscium)

Flamsteed designation 102 Piscium

Henry Draper Catalogue HD9919

SAO Catalogue SAO92536

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP7535

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+11 205

FK5 Catalogue 1046

In Evidence

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