// Constellation
Piscis Austrinus
“Southern Fish”
- Latin name
- Piscis Austrinus (PsA)
- Best visibility
- evenings in October
- Fully visible between
- 54° N – 90° S
- Naked-eye stars
- 26
Piscis Austrinus is highest in the evening sky (around 9 pm) in October. The whole constellation rises above the horizon between 54° N and 90° S. Its brightest star is Fomalhaut at magnitude 1.17 — about 25 light-years away.
The brightest stars
| Star | Designation | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fomalhaut | α PsA | 1.17 | 25 ly |
| — | ε PsA | 4.18 | 487 ly |
| — | δ PsA | 4.2 | 154 ly |
| — | β PsA | 4.29 | 143 ly |
| — | ι PsA | 4.35 | 204 ly |
| — | γ PsA | 4.46 | 215 ly |
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Star data: HYG database. Constellation borders: IAU.