Orange-red star · Pisces
19 Piscium
Also known as: 19 Psc, HIP 117245
mag 5.0900 light-years
About
19 Piscium is an orange-red star of magnitude 5.0 in Pisces, about 900 light-years away.
How to find it
- 19 Piscium is in the constellation Pisces.
- Best evenings: around early 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 77° S.
- Circlet of Pisces: One of the reddest naked-eye stars, a carbon star just east of the ring; binoculars bring out its colour.
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What you will see
- EyesNeeds a dark sky away from city lights.
- 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.
Facts
| Designation | 19 Piscium (19 Psc) |
|---|---|
| Hipparcos number | HIP 117245 |
| Type | Orange-red star |
| Spectral type | C5II |
| Colour | Orange-redB−V colour index 2.51 |
| Magnitude | 5.0The smaller the number, the brighter. |
| Distance | 900 light-yearsThe light you see left it around 1130. |
| Proper motion | 0.043″ per year across the sky |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 46m 23.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +03° 29′ 12″ |
Sources and credits
Star data: HYG Database by David Nash, CC BY-SA 4.0. All data sources →