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| Abbreviation: Psc |
| English Name: The Fishes |
| Genitive: Alrischa |
| Hemisphere: Northern Hemisphere |
| Location: Between the constellations of Aries and Aquarius. |
| Visible between latitudes: +90 and -65 degrees |
| Best season: Autumn |
| Seen in three seasons: Summer, Autumn & Winter |
| Best seen in: November (map) |
| Seen between: September and January |
| Right Ascension (RA): 01 hour |
| Declination (DEC): +15 degrees |
| Area (square degrees): 889 (14th) |
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Pisces (The Fishes)
- Depicts two fishes whose tails are each tied with cord.
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Messier Objects in Pisces
| M74 – Spiral Galaxy; visible through a small telescope as a rounded misty patch. (Magnitude: +10.1) |
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More objects in Pisces
| Select Catalog | No of Objects |
| Barnard (B) | 0x object |
| Caldwell (C) | 0x object |
| Collinder (Cr) | 0x objects |
| New General Catalogue (NGC) | 301x objects |
| Index Catalogue (IC) | 174x objects |
| Sharpless (Sh2) | 0x object |
Features of Interest
- The Circlet – One of the key ways to identify Pisces is to find the ring of seven stars -` The Circlet of Pisces`, also known as the head of the Western Fish; to the south of the Square of Pegasus. Also the Eastern Fish can be seen leaping upward to the east of the Square of Pegasus.
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Named Stars
- Alrisha (Alpha Psc)
- Fum al Samakah (Beta Psc)
- Torcularis Septentrionalis (Omicron Psc)
- more list of stars in Pisces.
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Planetarium / Constellation Map
| Live constellation visible from the UK :- Planetarium (Pisces) | Best Seen in: November (map) | Seen between: September and January |
IAU Sky Chart: Pisces
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Constellations – Visible from the UK
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Parts visible from the UK
| Antlia | Columba | Eridanus | Fornax | Microscopium | ||
| Piscis Austrinus | Puppis | Pyxis | Sagittarius | Scorpius | ||
| Sculptor |
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Constellations: Southern Celestial Hemisphere
…..– never seen from the UK
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