Star profile
22 Piscium
What is 22 Piscium
22 Piscium is an orange K-type giant 748 light-years away in Pisces, that long zodiacal constellation winding across the northern autumn sky. Its light set out in the High Middle Ages, before the printing press existed. A mature body, stellarly cool yet highly luminous, its copper colour discreetly accompanies the spring equinox point.
Where it is and when to see it
22 Piscium lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is September, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it culminates about 41° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 52° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 53° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 87° S.
It ranks no. 53 in brightness among the 79 stars of Pisces in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpherg, the brightest: it lies about 27° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 750 years ago.
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Astronomical data for 22 Piscium
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.59
- Distance
- 748.2 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 357.991° · Dec 2.930°
- Catalogue
- HIP 117683 · HD 223719
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Other stars in Pisces
Pisces has 79 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- AlphergEta Piscium3.62
- Gamma Piscium3.70
- AlreschaAlpha Piscium3.82
- Psi 1 Piscium5.55
- Psi 2 Piscium5.56
- Psi 3 Piscium5.57
- 72 Piscium5.64
- 16 Piscium5.68