Piscis Austrinus
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| Abbreviation: | PsA |
| Genitive: | Piscis Austrini |
| Symbology: | the Southern Fish |
| Right ascension: | 22 h |
| Declination: | −30° |
| Area: | 245 sq. deg. (60th) |
| Main stars: | |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars: | |
| Stars with known planets: | |
| Bright stars: | 1 |
| Nearby stars: | 5 |
| Brightest star: | Fomalhaut (α Piscis Austrini) (1.16m) |
| Nearest star: | Fomalhaut (α Piscis Austrini) (25 ly ly) |
| Messier objects: | |
| 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 |
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Piscis Austrinus (IPA: /ˈpʌɪsɪs ˈɒstrinəs/) or Piscis Australis (IPA: /ˌɒsˈtrɑːlis/, Latin: southern fish) was one of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy, and is also one of the 88 modern constellations. Its only bright star is Fomalhaut.
Prior to the twentieth century, the constellation was also known as Piscis Notius, a name used to distinguish it from Pisces and the later introduced Piscis Volans (the flying fish).
[edit] Mythology
It is thought that originally Piscis Austrinus was the only constellation representing a fish, Pisces becoming fish only later.
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