Pi Piscis Austrini

Pi Piscis Austrini
Location of π Piscis Austrini (circled)


Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0
Constellation	Piscis Austrinus
Right ascension	23^h 03^m 29.76^s
Declination	−34° 44' 58.6"
Apparent magnitude (V)	+5.12
Distance	93 ly (29 pc)
Spectral type	A9V + F0.V
Other designations
π Piscis Austrini, π PsA, Pi PsA, CPD−35 9350, FK5 1601, GC 32122, HD 217792, HIP 113860, HR 8767, PPM 303321, SAO 214275

Pi Piscis Austrini (Pi PsA, π Piscis Austrini, π PsA) is spectroscopic binary in constellation of Piscis Austrinus, with a well-determined period of 178.3177 days and an apparent magnitude of +5.12.^[1] It is approximately 93 light years from Earth.

The temperatures are 7400 Kelvin for Pi PsA A and 6900 for Pi PsA B, as well as their estimated brightness ratio, and get luminosities of 3.4 and 2.6 times that of the Sun.^[1]

Pi Piscis Austrini is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 16.3 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 24,100 and 37,300 light years from the center of the Galaxy.^[2]

References

Stars of Piscis Austrinus

Bayer	α (Fomalhaut) β γ δ ε ζ η θ ι λ μ π τ υ

Flamsteed	5 6 7 8 11 13 19 20 21

Variable	RW TY UU VZ WX

HR	8244 8268 8365 8437 8444 8446 8464 8470 8492 8563 8601 8614 8619 8623 8668 8674 8680 8719 8732 8743 8746 8754

HD	205739 207832 216770

Other	Lacaille 9352

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