Piscis Austrinus facts for kids
Constellation | |
List of stars in Piscis Austrinus
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Abbreviation | PsA |
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Genitive | Piscis Austrini |
Pronunciation | or genitive |
Symbolism | the Southern Fish |
Right ascension | 22 |
Declination | −30 |
Quadrant | SQ4 |
Area | 245 sq. deg. (60th) |
Main stars | 7 |
Bayer/Flamsteed stars |
21 |
Stars with planets | 3 |
Stars brighter than 3.00m | 1 |
Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly) | 3 |
Brightest star | Fomalhaut (α PsA) (1.16m) |
Messier objects | 0 |
Meteor showers | ? |
Bordering constellations |
Capricornus Microscopium Grus Sculptor Aquarius |
Visible at latitudes between +55° and −90°. Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of October. |
Piscis Austrinus is a constellation in the southern sky.
Images for kids
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Piscis Austrinus can be seen cut off at the bottom of Urania's Mirror's 1825 depiction of Aquarius. Next to it is the obsolete constellation Ballon Aerostatique.
See also
In Spanish: Piscis Austrinus para niños
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