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Piscis Austrinus

Piscis Austrini

Southern 245 sq° PsA

Brightest star: Fomalhaut

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Mythology

The Southern Fish, one of the original Ptolemaic constellations. It is said to be the parent of the two fish of Pisces, drinking water poured by Aquarius.

Observing Highlights

Dominated by Fomalhaut, one of the brightest stars in the sky. Fomalhaut has a famous debris disk and was one of the first stars with a directly imaged exoplanet candidate.

Main Stars

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Fomalhaut

Fomalhaut

HIP 113368; Alpha PsA; 24 PsA

1.16 mag A4V
Epsilon PsA

HIP 111954; Epsilon PsA; 18 PsA

4.17 mag B8V
Delta PsA

HIP 113246; Delta PsA; 23 PsA

4.21 mag 4.9″ B: 9.2 G8III
Beta PsA

HIP 111188; Beta PsA; 17 PsA

4.29 mag 9.5″ B: 15.1 A0V
Iota PsA

HIP 107380; Iota PsA; 9 PsA

4.34 mag 20.0″ B: 11.4 A0V
Gamma PsA

HIP 112948; Gamma PsA; 22 PsA

4.46 mag 4.1″ B: 8.2 A0III*
Mu PsA

HIP 109285; Mu PsA; 14 PsA

4.50 mag 0.1″ B: 6.8 A2V
Tau PsA

HIP 109422; Tau PsA; 15 PsA

4.92 mag 1.4″ B: 11.4 F6V
Upsilon PsA

HIP 109289; Upsilon PsA

4.99 mag M1III
Theta PsA

HIP 107608; Theta PsA; 10 PsA

5.01 mag A2V
Pi PsA

HIP 113860; Pi PsA

5.11 mag F0V+F3V
HIP 109404
5.37 mag A5V
Eta PsA

HIP 108661; Eta PsA; 12 PsA

5.42 mag 1.9″ B: 6.8 B8V
Lambda PsA

HIP 109789; Lambda PsA; 16 PsA

5.43 mag B8III
HIP 113532
5.51 mag A5n
HIP 113669
5.55 mag K3III
HIP 109737
5.58 mag F6III-II
HIP 113562
5.65 mag gK0
HIP 111809
5.66 mag A2Vp
8 PsA

HIP 106654; 8 PsA

5.73 mag 18.2″ B: 14.0 A7/8IV

Double Stars

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Gamma PsA

HIP 112948; Gamma PsA; 22 PsA

4.46 mag 4.1″ B: 8.2 A0III*
HIP 111879
6.31 mag 86.5″ B: 7.5 K0IV
Delta PsA

HIP 113246; Delta PsA; 23 PsA

4.21 mag 4.9″ B: 9.2 G8III
HIP 111600
5.82 mag 93.1″ B: 7.5 K1III
Iota PsA

HIP 107380; Iota PsA; 9 PsA

4.34 mag 20.0″ B: 11.4 A0V
Beta PsA

HIP 111188; Beta PsA; 17 PsA

4.29 mag 9.5″ B: 15.1 A0V
8 PsA

HIP 106654; 8 PsA

5.73 mag 18.2″ B: 14.0 A7/8IV
6 PsA

HIP 106340; 6 PsA

5.97 mag 6.7″ B: 13.3 A2IV
Eta PsA

HIP 108661; Eta PsA; 12 PsA

5.42 mag 1.9″ B: 6.8 B8V
7 PsA

HIP 106703; 7 PsA

6.11 mag 162.1″ B: 13.5 A7Vn
HIP 109667
6.17 mag 1.1″ B: 9.8 A3V
Tau PsA

HIP 109422; Tau PsA; 15 PsA

4.92 mag 1.4″ B: 11.4 F6V

Deep Sky Objects

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Galaxy (30)
NGC 7314
10.9 mag 4.6 SABb
NGC 7172
11.9 mag 2.2 Sa
NGC 7361
12.5 mag 3.5 Sc
NGC 7174
12.6 mag 1.3 Sb
NGC 7214
12.4 mag 1.9 Sbc
NGC 7221
12.0 mag 2.2 Sbc
NGC 7229
12.0 mag 1.8 Sc
IC 5270
— mag 3.2 SBc
NGC 7163
13.4 mag 1.8 Sab
NGC 7201
14.0 mag 1.7 Sa
IC 5168
— mag 1.3 SBc
NGC 7110
— mag Sb
NGC 7130
— mag Sa
NGC 7178
— mag SABb
NGC 7259
— mag Sb
NGC 7267
— mag SBa
NGC 7279
— mag Sc
NGC 7313
— mag SBb
NGC 7154
— mag 1.3 I
NGC 7176
11.9 mag 1.3 E
NGC 7187
— mag 1.7 S0-a
NGC 7202
13.0 mag 1.3
NGC 7115
14.0 mag Sb
NGC 7152
14.0 mag SBb
NGC 7153
14.0 mag Sb
NGC 7157
14.0 mag Sa
NGC 7258
14.0 mag Sb
NGC 7277
14.0 mag Sb
NGC 7306
13.0 mag SBb
IC 5237
— mag 4.0