Yellow-white main-sequence star · Pisces

Revati B

Also known as: ζ Piscium (ζ Psc), HIP 5743

mag 6.4310 light-years

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Revati B (ζ Piscium) is a yellow-white main-sequence star of magnitude 6.4 in Pisces, about 310 light-years away.

Revati B is in the constellation Pisces.
Best evenings: around late November it is highest at about 9 pm (10 pm in summer time); a month earlier, two hours later.
Where on Earth: it is seen well, at least 10° up, from north of 72° S.

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EyesAt the very limit of the naked eye; binoculars show it easily.
Binoculars (10×50)A sharp point; binoculars bring out its colour and the fainter stars around it.
Telescope (6–8 inch)Still a point of light at any magnification — stars are too far away to show a disc. Low in the sky, bright stars twinkle and flash colours.

Stars look the same in any instrument: brighter and sharper, but never bigger.

Proper name	Revati B
Designation	ζ Piscium (ζ Psc)
Hipparcos number	HIP 5743
Type	Yellow-white main-sequence star
Spectral type	F7V
Colour	YellowB−V colour index 0.49
Magnitude	6.4The smaller the number, the brighter.
Distance	310 light-yearsThe light you see left it around 1720.
Proper motion	0.16″ per year across the sky
Constellation	Pisces
Right ascension (J2000)	01h 13m 45.3s
Declination (J2000)	+07° 34′ 42″