Beta Piscium

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β Piscium
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0
Constellation Pisces
Right ascension 23h 03m 52.6s
Declination +03° 49' 12"
Apparent magnitude (V) +4.53
Distance 492 ly
(151 pc)
Spectral type B6Ve
Other designations
Fum al Samakah, 4 Psc, HR 8773, HD 217891, FK5 1602, SAO 127934

Beta Piscium (β Psc / β Piscium) is a star in the constellation Pisces. It also has the traditional name Fum al Samakah, Arab for "muzzle of the fish" (cf. Fomalhaut).

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


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