Upsilon Piscium

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Upsilon Piscium[1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0
Constellation
(pronunciation)
Pisces
Right ascension 01h 19m 27.9951s
Declination +27° 15' 50.611"
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.752
Characteristics
Spectral type A3V
U-B color index +0.10
B-V color index +0.03
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv) 8.0 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 26.21 mas/yr
Dec.: -11.62 mas/yr
Parallax (π) 10.49 ± 0.77 mas
Distance 310 ± 20 ly
(95 ± 7 pc)
Other designations
Upsilon Piscium, 90 Piscium, HR 383, BD+26°220, HD 7964, SAO 74637, HIP 6193, GC 1591

Upsilon Piscium (υ Psc) is a star approximately 310 light years away from Earth, in the constellation Pisces. It is bluish-white star of the spectral type A3V. It has a surface temperature of 7,500 to 11,000 Kelvin, and is approximately the same size as our Sun, yet is much hotter and brighter. It has a rotational velocity of 93 kilometers per second at the equator.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Simbad Query Result. Simbad. Retrieved on October 1, 2007.
  2. ^ "upsilon Piscium". Retrieved on October 1, 2007.