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Fomalhaut
white · Piscis Austrinus · α PsA
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About this star
Fomalhaut is a white star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus, 25 ly from Earth. The light leaving it tonight began travelling 25 years ago — bright enough to find with your own eyes on a clear night.
- Designation
- α PsA · HIP 113368
- Spectral type
- A3 V · white
- Right ascension
- 22h 57m 39s
- Declination
- −29° 37′ 20″
- Magnitude
- 1.16 naked-eye
- Distance
- 25 ly
Coordinates are J2000 epoch, checkable against any astronomical source or planetarium app.