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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Gamma Piscium
Flamsteed Number	6 Piscium
HR (BSC)	8852
HD	219615
Constellation	Pisces
Right Ascension	23h 17m 10s
Declination	+3° 16' 56"
Distance	138 light years 42 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +3.7 Absolute: +0.6
Spectral Class	G9III:Fe-2 yellow giant
Planets in this system	Gamma Piscium b, gas giant
Optimum Visibility	September / October
Notes	The giant star Gamma Piscium lies at the western point of the asterism known as the Circlet, representing one of the two fish symbolised by the constellation Pisces. This yellow star has a planet in orbit, a gas giant with a considerably greater mass than that of Jupiter.

Despite its 'Gamma' designation, this star is actually slightly brighter than either the Alpha or Beta stars of Pisces, Alrescha and Fumalsamakah. It is a yellow giant about 138 light years from Earth.

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