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Piscis Austrinus
Piscis Austrini — The Southern Fish
Constellations#60 by area
Imagery
Piscis Austrinus IAU
IAU Piscis Austrinus chart
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Overview
Piscis Austrinus (Piscis Austrini) — The Southern Fish is one of the 88 modern constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union.
Highlights
- ★Fomalhaut, a bright first-magnitude star with a famous debris disk
Notable stars
15 catalogued stars in this encyclopedia.
- Epsilon Piscis Austrinimag 4.18
- Delta Piscis Austrinimag 4.2
- Beta Piscis Austrinimag 4.29
- Iota Piscis Austrinimag 4.35
- Gamma Piscis Austrinimag 4.46
- Mu Piscis Austrinimag 4.5
- Tau Piscis Austrinimag 4.94
- Upsilon Piscis Austrinimag 4.99
- Theta Piscis Austrinimag 5.02
- Pi Piscis Austrinimag 5.12
- HR 8444mag 5.37
- Eta Piscis Austrinimag 5.43
Neighbouring constellations
Knowledge connections
- IncludesFomalhaut
- Constellation ofEpsilon Piscis Austrini
- Constellation ofDelta Piscis Austrini
- Constellation ofBeta Piscis Austrini
- Constellation ofIota Piscis Austrini
- Constellation ofGamma Piscis Austrini
- Constellation ofMu Piscis Austrini
- Constellation ofTau Piscis Austrini
- Constellation ofUpsilon Piscis Austrini
- Constellation ofTheta Piscis Austrini
- Constellation ofPi Piscis Austrini
- Constellation ofHR 8444
- Constellation ofEta Piscis Austrini
- Constellation ofLambda Piscis Austrini
- Constellation ofLacaille 9352
- Constellation ofSāmaya
- Neighbour ofAquarius
- Neighbour ofCapricornus
- Belongs to familyHeavenly Waters Family
- Best observed inAutumn Sky
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- IAUInternational Astronomical Union
Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.