Star profile

32 Piscium

3D likeness based on its real data · class F · ~6,500 K

What is 32 Piscium

32 Piscium is a yellow-white F1 star 120 light-years away, glowing at magnitude 5.70 in the northern edge of Pisces —effectively opening the Hipparcos catalogue with the number 194. Hotter than the Sun and slightly larger, it sits in that middle band between golden suns and pure white stars. A relatively close neighbour in the immense ribbon of the Fish.

Where it is and when to see it

32 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 47° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 58° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 48° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 82° S.

It ranks no. 57 in brightness among the 79 stars of Pisces in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpherg, the brightest: it lies about 23° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 120 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 32 Piscium

Constellation: Pisces
Apparent magnitude: 5.70
Distance: 120.4 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 0.624° · Dec 8.485°
Catalogue: HIP 194 · HD 225003

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Other stars in Pisces

Pisces has 79 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 79 stars in Pisces