Mu Piscium

Mu Piscium[1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Pisces
Right ascension 01h 30m 11.1151s
Declination +6° 8' 37.754"
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.84
Characteristics
Spectral type K4III
U−B color index +1.53
B−V color index +1.38
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv) 34.0 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 293.23 mas/yr
Dec.: -46.36 mas/yr
Parallax (π) 9.05 ± 0.73 mas
Distance 360 ± 30 ly
(110 ± 9 pc)
Other designations
Mu Piscium, 98 Piscium, HR 434, BD+05°194, HD 9138, SAO 109926, HIP 7007, GC 1819

Mu Piscium (μ Psc) is a multiple star with three components approximately 360 light years away from Earth, in the constellation Pisces. Its nearest multiple is approximately 5.6 degrees dimmer in apparent magnitude.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Simbad Query Result". Simbad. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?protocol=html&Ident=*+98+Piscium&NbIdent=1&Radius=2&Radius.unit=arcmin&submit=submit+id. Retrieved September 30, 2007. 
  2. ^ ""VizieR Detailed Page"". http://vizier.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-S?HR%20434. Retrieved October 1, 2007.