Star profile
Psi 2 Piscium
What is Psi 2 Piscium
Psi-2 Piscium is a white A-type star 154 light-years away, within the extensive and scattered figure of the Fishes. It belongs to the group of lights that trace the ribbon binding the two fish-shaped figures, in the Greco-Roman version of the myth. Its clean, modest brilliance is indispensable to recognise the outline of a constellation in which no star particularly dominates over the rest.
Where it is and when to see it
Psi 2 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 59° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 70° 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. 51 in brightness among the 79 stars of Pisces in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpherg, the brightest: it lies about 8° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 150 years ago.
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Astronomical data for Psi 2 Piscium
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.56
- Distance
- 154.3 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 16.988° · Dec 20.739°
- Catalogue
- HIP 5310 · HD 6695
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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
- 34 Piscium5.54
- 65 Piscium5.55
- Psi 1 Piscium5.55
- Psi 3 Piscium5.57
- 22 Piscium5.59