Position in the Sky:
Right Ascension - 1 hour
Declination - 15 degrees
Visible between latitudes 90 and -65 degrees
Best seen in November at 9:00 PM
William Hurt
Named Stars:
Alrisha (Alpha Psc)
Fum al Samakah (Beta Psc)
Torcularis Septentrionalis (Omicron Psc)
Spike Lee
Particulars:
Variable stars TX Psc, TV Psc, UU Psc
Double stars alpha Psc, zeta Psc, rho Psc, psi1 Psc, 7 Psc
Spiral galaxy M 74
Meteor Showers: Piscids, May Piscids, Gamma Piscids
Holly Hunter
Directly south of the Great Square of Pegasus lies a faint, yet distinctive group of stars: gamma Psc, theta Psc, iota Psc, lambda Psc and kappa Psc. They form an irregular pentagon, known as the Asterism Circlet.
The sun passes through mid-March to late April, so it is best viewed in autumn.
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