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Pi Piscium

102 Piscium

Bright yellow dwarf in Pisces

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Proper NameNone
Bayer DesignationPi Piscium
Flamsteed Number102 Piscium
HR (BSC)463
HD9919
ConstellationPisces
Right Ascension1h 37m 6s
Declination+12° 8' 30"
Distance107 light years
33 parsecs
MagnitudeApparent: +5.55
Absolute: +2.96
Spectral ClassF0V bright yellow dwarf
Optimum VisibilityOctober / November

The star to the south and east of Pi Piscium is HD 9986, a yellow dwarf with properties very close to those of the Sun. On the opposite side of Pi Piscium, and very close to the star, the object seen here as an orange lozenge shape is the spiral galaxy PGC 1404759, some five hundred million light years from the Milky Way. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

Pi Piscium is an unremarkable dwarf star more than a hundred light years from the Solar System.

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