ζ Piscis Austrini (zeta Piscis Austrini)

Above the horizon. Rise: 18:56 | Tran: 22:24 | Set: 1:56

Alt: 8.46° Az: 206.23° Direction: South-South-West

ζ Piscis Austrini is a variable giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus.

ζ Piscis Austrini visual magnitude is 6.43. Because of its faintness, ζ Piscis Austrini 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.

Image of ζ Piscis Austrini (zeta Piscis Austrini) star

DSS2 image of ζ Piscis Austrini. The red arrow shows the motion of ζ Piscis Austrini during the next 10000 years (5.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 32m 15s

Declination -25° 56’ 45”

Hour Angle 01h 56m 21s

Sideral Time 00h 28m 37s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 30m 53s

Declination -26° 04’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 26.73°

Galactic Latitude -58.67°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for ζ Piscis Austrini (zeta Piscis Austrini).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.43

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.99

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.08

Temperature 4559K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ζ Piscis Austrini is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of ζ Piscis Austrini. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ζ Piscis Austrini is distant 399.02 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 122.40

Distance (light year) 399.02

Radial Speed -26 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.034 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.07"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ζ Piscis Austrini
(zeta Piscis Austrini)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD213296

SAO Catalogue SAO191196

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP111138

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2616175

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 14180

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ζ Piscis Austrini (zeta Piscis Austrini) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 115.9° RISE 18:56

Max altitude: 12.6° TRANSIT 22:24

Azimuth: 244.1° SET 1:56

Set Location

Other stars in Piscis Austrinus