Beta Piscium

Beta Piscium
Diagram showing star positions and boundaries of the Pisces constellation and its surroundings


Location of β Piscium(circled)

Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Pisces
Right ascension 23h 03m 52.6s
Declination +03° 49' 12"
Apparent magnitude (V) +4.53
Distance492 ly
(151 pc)
Spectral typeB6Ve
Other designations
Fum al Samakah, β Piscium, β Psc, Beta Psc, 4 Psc, BD+03 4818, FK5 1602, GC 32134, HD 217891, HIP 113889, HR 8773, PPM 173700, SAO 127934

Beta Piscium (Beta Psc, β Piscium, β Psc) is a star in the constellation Pisces. It has the traditional name Fum al Samakah.

Beta Piscium belongs to the spectral class B6Ve and is of magnitude +4.53m. It is approximately 492 light-years from the Sun.

Name and etymology

References

  1. HD-DM-GC-HR-HIP-Bayer-Flamsteed Cross Index, Kostjuk 2002, refer to table3.dat
  2. Richard Hinckley Allen: Star Names — Their Lore and Meaning: Pisces, the Fishes
  3. (Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 8 日


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