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Star · M3III

47 Psc

47 Psc is a giant star of spectral type M3III in the constellation Pisces, 543.4 light-years from the Sun.

Other namesHIP 2219
ConstellationPisces
Distance543.4 light-years (166.6 pc)
Apparent magnitudemagnitude 5.01
Absolute magnitudemagnitude −1.10
Spectral typeM3III
Surface temperature3,670 K
Luminosity1,030 L☉
Radius79.2 R☉
Mass6.59 M☉ (estimated)
Right ascension (J2000)0h 28m 02.9s
Declination (J2000)+17° 53′ 35″
Space velocity (relative to the Sun)92.2 km/s

In the sky

Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.01). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 72° S. North of latitude 72° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.

Through a telescope from Earth

Light's journey

The light you see tonight set out around the year 1483. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 9.6 million years.

The Sun seen from there

From a planet around 47 Psc, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.94, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Corvus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.

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Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.