Omicron Piscium

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Star
ο Piscium
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Observation
dates equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation fishes
Right ascension 01 h 45 m 23.63 s
declination + 09 ° 09 ′ 27.9 ″
Apparent brightness 4.26 mag
Typing
B − V color index +0.96 
U − B color index +0.71 
R − I index +0.48 
Spectral class K0 III
Astrometry
Radial velocity (+15.2 ± 0.3) km / s
parallax (11.67 ± 0.67)  mas
distance (280 ± 16)  ly
(86 ± 5)  pc  
Visual absolute brightness M vis approx. −0.4 mag
Proper movement 
Rec. Share: (+72.98 ± 0.79)  mas / a
Dec. portion: (+39.30 ± 0.33)  mas / a
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Bayer name ο Piscium
Flamsteed name 110 piscium
Bonn survey BD + 8 ° 273
Bright Star Catalog HR 510 [1]
Henry Draper Catalog HD 10761 [2]
Hipparcos catalog HIP 8198 [3]
SAO catalog SAO 110110 [4]
Tycho catalog TYC 622-574-1 [5]
Other names FK5  60
annotation
  1. ↑ estimated from apparent brightness and distance

ο Piscium ( Omicron Piscium ) is a star in the constellation Pisces . It belongs to the spectral class K0 III, has an apparent brightness of 4.3 mag and is approx. 280 light years away from the sun . As a star close to the ecliptic , Omicron Piscium can be covered by the moon and very rarely by planets .

Omikron Piscium bears the historical proper name Torcularis Septentrionalis (lat. "(From) the northern wine press").

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Hipparcos catalog (ESA 1997)
  2. ↑ a b c Bright Star Catalog
  3. ↑ Pulkovo radial velocities for 35493 HIP stars
  4. ↑ a b c Hipparcos, the New Reduction (van Leeuwen, 2007)