Pisces

The Fishes
(Psc)

       Pisces image mapPegasusAndromedaTriangulemAriesCetusCetusAquarius

Pisces is the twelfth Sign of the Zodiac:

Star sign

"Birth Signs"

Dates

Aries The Ram

March 21 - April 19

Taurus The Bull

April 20 - May 20

Gemini The Twins

May 21 - June 21

Cancer The Crab

June 22 - July 22

Leo The Lion

July 23 - August 22

VirgoThe Virgin

August 23 - September 22

Libra The Balance

September 23 - October 23

Scorpio The Scorpion

October 24 - November 21

Sagittarius The Archer

November 22 - December 21

Capricorn The Goat

December 22 - January 19

Aquarius The Water Carrier

January 20th - February 18

Pisces The Fish

February 19 - March 20



Brightest stars:

         ______epoch 2000.0______
 
         R Ascension   Declination m    Spectrum parallax common name
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Eta      1h 31m 29.0s  15° 20' 45" 3.62   G7IIIa    0.015" 
Gamma  23h 17m  9.9s  3° 16' 56" 3.69   G9-III    0.036" 
Omega  23h 59m 18.7s  6° 51' 48" 4.01   F4IV      0.018" 
Iota   23h 39m 57.0s  5° 37' 35" 4.13   F7V       0.075" 
Omicron  1h 45m 23.6s  9° 9' 28" 4.26   G8III     0.023" 
Epsilon  1h  2m 56.6s  7° 53' 24" 4.28   K0III     0.027" 
Theta  23h 27m 58.1s  6° 22' 44" 4.28   K1III     0.016" 
Alpha    2h  2m  2.8s  2° 45' 49" 4.33   A0        0.005"  Al Rescha
30       0h  1m 57.6s - 6° 0' 51" 4.41v  M3III     0.006"  (YY Psc)
Delta    0h 48m 41.0s  7° 35' 6" 4.43   K4IIIb    0.019" 
Nu       1h 41m 25.9s  5° 29' 15" 4.44   K3IIIb    0.041" 
Lambda 23h 42m  2.8s  1° 46' 48" 4.50   A7V       0.028"   
 



Deep sky objects:

M 74

                ___epoch 2000.0___     m 
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NGC 628  M 74  1h 36.6m   15° 48'    10.5   spiral galaxy   
 





Neighbours: 
Cetus -Aries -Triangulum -Andromeda -Pegasus - Aquarius

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