Star profile

Rho Piscium

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

What is Rho Piscium

ρ Piscium is a nearby star —only 82 light-years away— in the Fishes, within that long zodiacal ribbon of autumn skies. An F2 V main-sequence star, yellowish-white, with 1.3 solar masses and a surface temperature near 6,800 K. Its light, slightly hotter than the Sun's, reaches us almost as it left in the 1940s.

Where it is and when to see it

Rho 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: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.

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Astronomical data for Rho Piscium

Constellation: Pisces
Apparent magnitude: 5.35
Distance: 82.2 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 21.564° · Dec 19.172°
Catalogue: HIP 6706 · HD 8723

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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