Star · F2V
ρ Psc
ρ Psc is a main-sequence star of spectral type F2V in the constellation Pisces, 84.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 6706 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 84.0 light-years (25.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.35 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.30 |
| Spectral type | F2V |
| Surface temperature | 6,910 K |
| Luminosity | 4.08 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.41 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.42 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 26m 15.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +19° 10′ 21″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 5.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.35). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 71° S. North of latitude 71° 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 1942. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around ρ Psc, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.88, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Virgo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 6405 1.89 light-years
- TOI-1468 7.45 light-years
- HIP 7765 8.61 light-years
- 2MASSW J0141032+180450 8.64 light-years
- Gl 58.2 8.83 light-years
- HIP 6342 9.09 light-years
- HIP 5110 10.6 light-years
- 2MASSI J0103320+193536 11.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.