Pisces

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Abbreviation:  Psc (Pisces)
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

  • Messier 74
    One of the finest examples of a grand-design spiral galaxy, with two beautifully defined spiral arms winding out from a small, bright nucleus. Visible through a small telescope as a rounded misty patch.

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      More objects in Pisces

      Select CatalogNo 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

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      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

      AndromedaAquariusAquilaAriesAuriga
      BoötesCamelopardalisCancerCanes VenaticiCanis Major
      Canis MinorCapricornusCassiopeiaCepheusCetus
      Coma BerenicesCorona BorealisCorvusCraterCygnus
      DelphinusDracoEquuleusGeminiHercules
      HydraLacertaLeoLeo MinorLepus
      LibraLynxLyraMonocerosOphiuchus
      OrionPegasusPerseusPiscesSagitta
      ScutumSerpens CaputSerpens CaudaSextansTaurus
      TriangulumUrsa MajorUrsa MinorVirgoVulpecula
      (50 constellations above are visible from the United Kingdom.)

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      Parts visible from the UK

      AntliaColumbaEridanusFornaxMicroscopium
      Piscis AustrinusPuppisPyxisSagittariusScorpius
      Sculptor
      (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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