Mu Piscium
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 Location of μ Piscium(circled) |
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 01h 30m 11.1151s |
| Declination | +6° 8' 37.754" |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.84 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | K4III |
| U−B color index | +1.53 |
| B−V color index | +1.38 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 34.0 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 293.23 mas/yr Dec.: -46.36 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 9.05 ± 0.73 mas |
| Distance | 360 ± 30 ly (110 ± 9 pc) |
| Other designations | |
Mu Piscium (Mu Psc, μ Piscium, μ Psc) is a multiple star with three components approximately 360 light years away from Earth, in the constellation Pisces. Its nearest multiple is approximately 5.6 degrees dimmer in apparent magnitude.[2]
Naming
In Chinese, 外屏 (Wài Píng), meaning Outer Fence, refers to an asterism consisting of refers to an asterism consisting of μ Piscium, δ Piscium, ε Piscium, ζ Piscium, ν Piscium, ξ Piscium and α Piscium. Consequently, μ Piscium itself is known as 外屏四 (Wài Píng sì, English: the Fourth Star of Outer Fence.)[3]
References
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- ↑ (Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 19 日
