Star · A4IV
97 Psc
97 Psc is a subgiant star of spectral type A4IV in the constellation Pisces, 453.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 6981 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 453.3 light-years (139.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.01 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.30 |
| Spectral type | A4IV |
| Surface temperature | 8,470 K |
| Luminosity | 72.4 L☉ |
| Radius | 3.95 R☉ |
| Mass | 3.09 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 29m 52.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +18° 21′ 20″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 38.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.01). 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 October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1573. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 8.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 97 Psc, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.54, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Virgo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.