Beta Piscium
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 |
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| Constellation (pronunciation) |
Pisces |
| Right ascension | 23h 03m 52.6s |
| Declination | +03° 49' 12" |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +4.53 |
| Distance | 492 ly (151 pc) |
| Spectral type | B6Ve |
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Beta Piscium (β Psc / β Piscium) is a star in the constellation Pisces. It also has the traditional name Fum al Samakah, Arab for "muzzle of the fish" (cf. Fomalhaut).
β Psc belongs to the spectral class B6Ve and is of magnitude +4.53m. It is approximately 492 light-years from the Sun.
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