α-Psc (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , α-Psc is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:27 (EST), 21° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:40, 50° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:10, when it sinks below 18° above your western horizon.
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Name
α-Psc
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h02m02s [2] |
| Declination: | +02°45'49" [2] |
| Constellation: | Pisces |
| Magnitude: | 4.10 (V) [2] 4.05 (BT) [2] 4.10 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 46.2 parsec 150.5 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.04 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 32.5 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 89.9° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.78 |
Sources