Pisces Psc
Pisces is one of the 88 constellations, covering 891 square degrees of the sky (14th largest). It is highest at midnight in September and best in the evening sky in October and November.
2 of its best-known objects have a page of their own here.
Facts
| Abbreviation | Psc |
|---|---|
| Size | 891 square degrees (14th largest of the 88; the full Moon covers about 0.2) |
| Middle (J2000) | 0h 38m, +11° |
| Highest at midnight | September (in the evening, around 8–10 pm: October and November) |
| How high | From India (about 20° N) its middle climbs to about 81° above the horizon; from 50° N, to about 51°. |
| Pages here | 2 objects |
Galaxies
1Stars
1Brightest NGC and IC objects
OpenNGC| Object | Type | Magnitude | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| M74 · NGC 628 | Galaxy | 9.3 | 9.9′ |
| NGC 488 (on the map) | Galaxy | 10.3 | 5.1′ |
| NGC 524 (on the map) | Galaxy | 10.4 | 3.4′ |
| IC 113 (on the map) | Galaxy | 10.9 | 0.4′ |
| NGC 741 (on the map) | Galaxy | 11.3 | 2.8′ |
| NGC 660 (on the map) | Galaxy | 11.3 | 4.6′ |
| NGC 520 NED01 (on the map) | Galaxy | 11.5 | 4.1′ |
| NGC 410 (on the map) | Galaxy | 11.5 | 2.4′ |
| NGC 474 (on the map) | Galaxy | 11.5 | 2.7′ |
| NGC 7562 (on the map) | Galaxy | 11.6 | 2.2′ |
| NGC 507 (on the map) | Galaxy | 11.6 | 2.5′ |
| NGC 315 (on the map) | Galaxy | 11.6 | 2.9′ |
Smaller magnitudes are brighter; the faintest stars the eye sees are about 6. The full Moon is about 31′ across.
Data: IAU constellation boundaries (Roman 1987) · OpenNGC (Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data sources & credits