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Xi Piscium

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

What is Xi Piscium

Xi Piscium swims in the serene shoal of the Fishes, the pair joined by a golden cord that crosses the celestial equator. An orange type K giant some 179 light-years away, it offers a warm hue against the diffuse white of its neighbours. Its light forms one of the many discreet points that help to trace the silhouette of the western fish, the gentle figure that medieval charts always drew with its tail knotted to its twin.

Where it is and when to see it

Xi 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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A public signature from a real person. The chosen name is a symbolic denomination within Stelvia, with no official standing or IAU recognition: the sky is not for sale and belongs to no one.

Astronomical data for Xi Piscium

Constellation
Pisces
Apparent magnitude
4.61
Distance
179.1 light years
Coordinates (J2000)
RA 28.389° · Dec 3.188°
Catalogue
HIP 8833 · HD 11559

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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