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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Theta Piscium
Flamsteed Number	10 Piscium
HR (BSC)	8916
HD	220954
Constellation	Pisces
Right Ascension	23h 27m 58s
Declination	+6° 22' 44"
Distance	149 light years 46 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.3 Absolute: +0.8
Spectral Class	K1 Orange Giant
Optimum Visibility	September / October
Notes	This evolved orange giant star lies at the northernmost point of the Circlet formation in Pisces. The northern branch of the Delta Aquariid meteor shower has its radiant point near the Circlet formation, and this shower is occasionally referred to as the Theta Pisciids in reference to the nearby star Theta Piscium.

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