Star profile

94 Piscium

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is 94 Piscium

94 Piscium is an orange K-type star 279 light-years away, one of the many stars tracing the long ribbon of Pisces, the Fishes bound by their tails that ripple between Andromeda and the square of Pegasus. Its atmosphere, cooler than the Sun's, lends it that characteristic warm tone visible through a telescope. The light arriving now parted from the star around the mid-18th century.

Where it is and when to see it

94 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 58° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 69° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 37° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 71° S.

It ranks no. 44 in brightness among the 79 stars of Pisces in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpherg, the brightest: it lies about 4° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 280 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 94 Piscium

Constellation: Pisces
Apparent magnitude: 5.50
Distance: 279.0 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 21.674° · Dec 19.240°
Catalogue: HIP 6732 · HD 8763

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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