Pisces

Overview

Pisces (Piscium) — The Fishes is one of the 88 modern constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union.

Highlights

• ★The Circlet asterism
• ★Contains the vernal equinox point

Notable stars

50 catalogued stars in this encyclopedia.

• Alphergmag 3.62
• Gamma Pisciummag 3.7
• Alreschamag 3.82
• Omega Pisciummag 4.03
• Iota Pisciummag 4.13
• Torcularmag 4.26
• Epsilon Pisciummag 4.27
• Theta Pisciummag 4.27
• 30 Pisciummag 4.37
• Delta Pisciummag 4.44
• Nu Pisciummag 4.45
• Fumalsamakahmag 4.48

Deep-sky objects

• M 74

Neighbouring constellations

Knowledge connections

• Constellation ofAlpherg
• Constellation ofGamma Piscium
• Constellation ofAlrescha
• Constellation ofOmega Piscium
• Constellation ofIota Piscium
• Constellation ofTorcular
• Constellation ofEpsilon Piscium
• Constellation ofTheta Piscium
• Constellation of30 Piscium
• Constellation ofDelta Piscium
• Constellation ofNu Piscium
• Constellation ofFumalsamakah
• Constellation ofLambda Piscium
• Constellation ofTau Piscium
• Constellation of33 Piscium
• Constellation ofXi Piscium
• Constellation ofChi Piscium
• Constellation ofPhi Piscium
• Constellation ofUpsilon Piscium
• Constellation ofMu Piscium
• Constellation of27 Piscium
• Constellation of19 Piscium
• Constellation ofKappa Piscium
• Constellation of47 Piscium

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

• IAUInternational Astronomical Union

  Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.