Piscis Austrinus (Parts visible from the UK)

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Abbreviation: PsA

English Name: The Southern Fishes

Genitive: Piscis Austrini

Hemisphere: Southern Hemisphere (Parts visible from the UK.)

Location: Between the constellations of Sculptor and Capricornus.

Visible between latitudes: +50 and -90 degrees

Best season: Autumn

Seen in two seasons: Summer, and Autumn

Best seen in: October (map)

Seen between: July and early September

Right Ascension (RA): 22 hour

Declination (DEC): -30 degrees

Area (square degrees): 245 (60th)

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Pisces Austrinus (The Southern Fish)

It’s a small constellation of the southern sky.
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Fomalhaut traditionally represents the mouth of the fish. Its companion Fomalhaut b was thought to be the first extrasolar planet ever detected by a visible light image, thanks to the Hubble Space Telescope, but infrared observations have since retracted this claim: it is instead a spherical cloud of dust.

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Messier Objects in Piscis Austrinus

No Messier objects in Piscis Austrinus

More objects in Piscis Austrinus

Features of Interest

NGC 7172, NGC 7174 and NGC 7314 – three galaxies of magnitudes: +11.9, +12.5 and +10.9 respectively.

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Named Stars

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Planetarium / Constellation Map

Live constellation visible
from the UK :- Planetarium (Piscis Austrinus)

Best Seen in:
October (map)

Seen between:
July and early September

IAU Sky Chart: Piscis Austrinus

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Constellations – Visible from the UK

(50 constellations above are visible from the United Kingdom.)

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Parts visible from the UK

(11 constellations above are partially visible from the United Kingdom.)

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Constellations: Southern Celestial Hemisphere
…..– never seen from the UK

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