Upsilon Piscis Austrini

Upsilon Piscis Austrini
Diagram showing star positions and boundaries of the Piscis Austrinus constellation and its surroundings


Location of υ Piscis Austrini (circled)

Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Piscis Austrinus
Right ascension 22h 08m 25.93s
Declination −34° 02' 37.4"
Apparent magnitude (V) +4.99
Distance528 ly
(162 pc)
Spectral typeK4III
Other designations
υ  Piscis Austrini, υ PsA, Upsilon PsA, CPD−34  9054, GC 30957, HD 210066, HIP 109289, HR 8433, PPM 302231, SAO 213577

Upsilon Piscis Austrini (Upsilon PsA, υ Piscis Austrini, υ PsA) is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.99. It is approximately 528 light years from Earth.

Upsilon Piscis Austrini is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 36.4 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 17,700 and 25,400 light years from the center of the Galaxy.[1]

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