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Proper NameNone
Bayer DesignationNone
Flamsteed Number20 Piscium
HR (BSC)9012
HD223252
ConstellationPisces
Right Ascension23h 47m 57s
Declination-2° 45' 42"
Distance300 light years
92 parsecs
MagnitudeApparent: +5.50
Absolute: +0.68
Spectral ClassG8III yellow giant
Optimum VisibilitySeptember / October

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A giant star, of the kind classified as G-type or yellow (like the Sun in terms of temperature, though 20 Piscium is some twelve times larger and fifty times more luminous). From Earth, it appears very faint, and lies on the verge of naked eye visibility.

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