ζ Piscium (zeta Piscium)

Below the horizon. Rise: 0:55 | Tran: 7:07 | Set: 13:22

Alt: -44.97° Az: 309.42° Direction: North-West

ζ Piscium is a variable and multiple main-sequence star of spectral class F7 in the constellation of Pisces.

ζ Piscium visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its faintness, ζ 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 ζ Piscium. The red arrow shows the motion of ζ Piscium during the next 1000 years (2.45 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.87 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 15m 05s

Declination +07° 42’ 46”

Hour Angle 09h 46m 06s

Sidereal Time 11h 01m 11s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 13m 45s

Declination +07° 34’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 132.57°

Galactic Latitude -54.87°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ζ Piscium (zeta Piscium).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.3

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.41

Spectral Type F7V

Color Index (B-V) 0.49

Temperature 6435K

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

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

Star System Properties

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

Main star magnitude 6.3

Secondary star magnitude 6.4

Magnitude difference 0.1

Separation 0.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ζ Piscium is distant 195.33 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 59.92

Distance (light year) 195.33

Radial Speed 11 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.147 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.052"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ζ Piscium
(zeta Piscium)

Flamsteed designation 86 Piscium

Henry Draper Catalogue HD7345

SAO Catalogue SAO109740

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP5743

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+06 175

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 442

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS996

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ζ Piscium (zeta Piscium) rise, transit and set times from Luxu, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 82.3° RISE 0:55

Max altitude: 74.5° TRANSIT 7:07

Azimuth: 277.7° SET 13:22

Name:	Luxu, China
Latitude:	23° 13' 16.3" N
Longitude:	108° 48' 10.8" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

Set Location

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