The Southern Fish
Piscis Austrinus
Genitive: Piscis Austrini · abbreviation PsA
Best evening month
October
Visible from
90°S to 61°N
Centre RA
22h 11m 00s
Centre Dec
−29° 00′
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Mythology & origin
A great fish drinking the water poured by Aquarius. Its bright star Fomalhaut is called 'the mouth of the fish'.
Ptolemy · Almagest, 2nd century AD
Brightest stars
- mag 1.17
Fomalhaut
α Piscis Austrini · HIP 113368
- mag 4.18
ε Piscis Austrini
HIP 111954
- mag 4.20
δ Piscis Austrini
HIP 113246
- mag 4.29
Fum al Hui
β Piscis Austrini · HIP 111188
- mag 4.35
ι Piscis Austrini
HIP 107380
- mag 4.46
γ Piscis Austrini
HIP 112948
- mag 4.50
μ Piscis Austrini
HIP 109285
- mag 4.94
τ Piscis Austrini
HIP 109422
- mag 4.99
υ Piscis Austrini
HIP 109289