ψ3 Piscium (psi3 Piscium)

Below the horizon. Rise: 16:54 | Tran: 0:39 | Set: 8:27

Alt: -6.92° Az: 45.57° Direction: North-East

ψ3 Piscium is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class G0 in the constellation of Pisces.

ψ3 Piscium visual magnitude is 5.55. Because of its faintness, ψ3 Piscium 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.

DSS2 image of ψ3 Piscium. The red arrow shows the motion of ψ3 Piscium during the next 100000 years (-10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 15.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 11m 09s

Declination +19° 47’ 24”

Hour Angle 15h 15m 33s

Sidereal Time 16h 26m 42s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 09m 49s

Declination +19° 39’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 128.85°

Galactic Latitude -43°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for ψ3 Piscium (psi3 Piscium).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.55

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.09

Spectral Type G0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.69

Temperature 5636K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ψ3 Piscium is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of ψ3 Piscium. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ψ3 Piscium is distant 402.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 123.61

Distance (light year) 402.97

Radial Speed -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ψ3 Piscium
(psi3 Piscium)

Flamsteed designation 81 Piscium

Henry Draper Catalogue HD6903

SAO Catalogue SAO92283

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP5454

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+18 153

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Var?

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ψ3 Piscium (psi3 Piscium) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 70.2° RISE 16:54

Max altitude: 58.3° TRANSIT 0:39

Azimuth: 289.8° SET 8:27

Set Location

Other stars in Pisces