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Proper NameNone
Bayer DesignationTheta Piscium
Flamsteed Number10 Piscium
HR (BSC)8916
HD220954
ConstellationPisces
Right Ascension23h 27m 58s
Declination+6° 22' 44"
Distance149 light years
46 parsecs
MagnitudeApparent: +4.3
Absolute: +0.8
Spectral ClassK1 Orange Giant
Optimum VisibilitySeptember / October
NotesThis evolved orange giant star lies at the northernmost point of the Circlet formation in Pisces. The northern branch of the Delta Aquariid meteor shower has its radiant point near the Circlet formation, and this shower is occasionally referred to as the Theta Pisciids in reference to the nearby star Theta Piscium.

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