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77 Piscium

Bright Yellow Star in Pisces

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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	None
Flamsteed Number	77 Piscium
HR (BSC)	313 (A) and 314 (B)
HD	6479 (A) and 6480 (B)
Constellation	Pisces
Right Ascension	1h 5m 49s (A) 1h 5m 51s (B)
Declination	+4° 54' 30" (A) +4° 54' 34" (B)
Distance	A: 145 light years (45 parsecs) B: 144 light years (44 parsecs)
Magnitude	A: Apparent: +6.3; Absolute: +3.3 B: Apparent: +6.4; Absolute: +4.0
Spectral Class	A: F3V Bright Yellow Dwarf B: F6V Bright Yellow Dwarf
Optimum Visibility	October
Notes	The designation '77 Piscium' applies not to a single star, but to a pair of faint yellow-white dwarfs separated by just half an arcminute in the sky (though in fact lying approximately one light year apart).

The two main stars that make up the 77 Piscium system can be easily distinguished in this image. 77 Piscium A is the brighter star to west (right), while 77 Piscium B is the slightly fainter of the pair to the east (left). As seen from Earth, the stars are separated by an angle of a little over half an arcminute. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

Hypothetical asteroid-like fragments in orbit around the star 77 Piscium A. Its optical companion, 77 Piscium B, lies some eight light years distant and is faintly visible in the background of this image.

A complex of two F-type dwarf stars (designated 77 Piscium A and 77 Piscium B) lying about eight light years from one another.

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