·

·

·

·

Sections

Catalogues

Tools and Links

Galactic Map

Show the direction and distance to this object on the Galactic Map.

Lambda Piscium

18 Piscium

White main sequence star in Pisces

Show on Sky Map

Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Lambda Piscium
Flamsteed Number	18 Piscium
HR (BSC)	8984
HD	222603
Constellation	Pisces
Right Ascension	23h 42m 3s
Declination	+1° 46' 48"
Distance	105 light years 32 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.50 Absolute: +1.97
Spectral Class	A7V white main sequence star
Optimum Visibility	September / October
Notes	Lambda Piscium is a comparatively young star of the hot white A-type, with approximately twice the mass and diameter of the Sun. As seen from Earth, this star falls within western Pisces, forning part of the ring of stars known as the Circlet that represents one of the two fish within the constellation.

Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

A faint white star that lies a little over one hundred light years from the Solar System.

Indexes

Related Entries

v2.1g

eSky © copyright Mark Fisher 1999-2025