Star profile

82 Piscium

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

What is 82 Piscium

82 Piscium is a yellow-white F-type star in the constellation of the Fishes, that long zodiacal ribbon binding two figures linked by a cord. Slightly hotter than the Sun, it shines from almost five hundred light-years away. Its light set out on its journey when Philip II reigned over two continents and the printing press was spreading across Europe.

Where it is and when to see it

82 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 70° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 81° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 25° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 59° S.

It ranks no. 29 in brightness among the 79 stars of Pisces in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpherg, the brightest: it lies about 17° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 480 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 82 Piscium

Constellation: Pisces
Apparent magnitude: 5.15
Distance: 480.4 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 17.778° · Dec 31.425°
Catalogue: HIP 5544 · HD 7034

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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