Star profile
54 Piscium
Nearby starWhat is 54 Piscium
54 Piscium is one of the most studied stars in Flamsteed’s catalogue: an orange dwarf only thirty-six light-years away, a close neighbour of the Sun in cosmic terms. In 2002 a Saturn-sized planet was found around it, and a few years later a small brown dwarf was also detected orbiting the system —one of the first confirmed substellar companions around a nearby sun. Its system is a natural laboratory for understanding worlds like our own.
Where it is and when to see it
54 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 October, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it culminates about 60° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 71° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 35° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 69° S.
It ranks no. 66 in brightness among the 79 stars of Pisces in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpherg, the brightest: it lies about 14° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 36 years ago.
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Astronomical data for 54 Piscium
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.88
- Distance
- 36.1 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 9.841° · Dec 21.250°
- Catalogue
- HIP 3093 · HD 3651
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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
- HIP 54945.81
- HIP 8405.84
- HIP 1136225.85
- HIP 1169185.89
- 53 Piscium5.89