ρ Piscium (rho Piscium)

Above the horizon. Rise: 0:34 | Tran: 8:20 | Set: 16:02

Alt: 17.01° Az: 279.83° Direction: South-West

ρ Piscium is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Pisces.

ρ Piscium visual magnitude is 5.38. Because of its faintness, ρ 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 ρ Piscium. The red arrow shows the motion of ρ Piscium during the next 10000 years (-4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 27m 38s

Declination +19° 18’ 14”

Hour Angle 05h 46m 46s

Sidereal Time 07h 14m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 26m 15s

Declination +19° 10’ 19”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 134.19°

Galactic Latitude -42.94°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.38

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.30

Spectral Type F2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.39

Temperature 6934K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ρ Piscium is distant 85.01 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 26.08

Distance (light year) 85.01

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.024 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ρ Piscium
(rho Piscium)

Flamsteed designation 93 Piscium

Henry Draper Catalogue HD8723

SAO Catalogue SAO92436

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP6706

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+18 187

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 506

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 70.7° RISE 0:34

Max altitude: 57.8° TRANSIT 8:20

Azimuth: 289.3° SET 16:02

Set Location

Other stars in Pisces