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Pisces constellation

Pisces is a zodiac constellation near the celestial equator. Its brightest star is Alpherg. Visibility at mid-northern latitudes (52° N): rises and sets, fully visible.

  • Autumnbest seen
  • Alphergbrightest star, magnitude 3.6
  • PscPisces
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The constellation Pisces in the starry sky: its figure and its bright stars Hamal, Aries — magnitude 2.0. Open on the sky mapAlpheratz, Andromeda — magnitude 2.1. Open on the sky mapScheat, Pegasus — magnitude 2.4. Open on the sky mapMarkab, Pegasus — magnitude 2.5. Open on the sky mapSheratan, Aries — magnitude 2.6. Open on the sky mapAlgenib, Pegasus — magnitude 2.8. Open on the sky mapMatar, Pegasus — magnitude 2.9. Open on the sky mapAlpherg, Pisces — magnitude 3.6. Open on the sky mapγ Piscium — magnitude 3.7. Open on the sky mapAlrescha, Pisces — magnitude 3.8. Open on the sky mapω Piscium — magnitude 4.0. Open on the sky mapι Piscium — magnitude 4.1. Open on the sky mapTorcular, Pisces — magnitude 4.3. Open on the sky mapε Piscium — magnitude 4.3. Open on the sky mapθ Piscium — magnitude 4.3. Open on the sky mapKuton, Pisces — magnitude 4.4. Open on the sky mapν Piscium — magnitude 4.5. Open on the sky mapFumalsamakah, Pisces — magnitude 4.5. Open on the sky mapλ Piscium — magnitude 4.5. Open on the sky mapτ Piscium — magnitude 4.5. Open on the sky map N ↑← E
North is up, east is left — this is how the constellation looks in the sky. Click a star to open it on the sky map.

How to find the constellation Pisces

Use its brightest star as a guide: Alpherg (magnitude 3.6). In October around 22:00 it is highest above the southern horizon — the center of the figure rises to about 48°.

LocationVisibility
40° NMadrid, New York, Beijingrises and sets, fully visible
52° NLondon, Berlin, Warsawrises and sets, fully visible
60° NOslo, Helsinki, Saint Petersburgrises and sets, fully visible

Bright stars of the constellation

StarMagnitudeColorDistance
Alphergη Piscium 3.6orange—
γ Piscium 3.7orange—
Alreschaα Piscium 3.8bluish white—
ω Piscium 4.0white—
ι Piscium 4.1yellow—
Torcularο Piscium 4.3orange—
ε Piscium 4.3orange—
θ Piscium 4.3orange—
30 Piscium 4.4red—
Kutonδ Piscium 4.4orange—
ν Piscium 4.5orange—
Fumalsamakahβ Piscium 4.5blue—

Magnitude is a measure of a star’s brightness: the smaller the number, the brighter the star; on a dark night the naked eye can see stars down to magnitude 6.

Questions

How do you find the constellation Pisces in the sky?

Use its brightest star as a guide: Alpherg (magnitude 3.6). In October around 22:00 it is highest above the southern horizon — the center of the figure rises to about 48°.

When is the best time of year to observe the constellation Pisces?

In autumn: in October around 22:00 the constellation is highest above the horizon. Two or three months earlier it can be seen before dawn, two or three months later only in the early evening, and half a year later it is in the sky during the day, near the Sun, and can’t be seen.

What is the brightest star in the constellation Pisces?

Alpherg: magnitude 3.6, orange.

How many stars are there in the constellation Pisces?

With the naked eye on a perfectly dark night — with no light pollution and no Moon — you can see about 79 stars in the constellation (brighter than magnitude 6, within the constellation’s boundaries). In a city far fewer: usually only the stars of its figure.

Autumn constellations

Find it in the sky tonightA sky map over your city: where the constellation Pisces is now and when it will rise.
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