Beta Piscium
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Beta Piscium is a star
in the constellation
Pisces
. It has the traditional name Fum al Samakah, from the Arabic فم السمكة fum al-samakah "mouth of the fish" (compare Fomalhaut
).
Beta Piscium belongs to the spectral class B6Ve and is of magnitude
+4.53m. It is approximately 492 light-years from the Sun.
Star
A star is a massive, luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity. At the end of its lifetime, a star can also contain a proportion of degenerate matter. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the energy on Earth...
in the constellation
Constellation
In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms, patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky....
Pisces
Pisces (constellation)
Pisces is a constellation of the zodiac. Its name is the Latin plural for fish, and its symbol is . It lies between Aquarius to the west and Aries to the east...
. It has the traditional name Fum al Samakah, from the Arabic فم السمكة fum al-samakah "mouth of the fish" (compare Fomalhaut
Fomalhaut
Fomalhaut is the brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus and one of the brightest stars in the sky. Fomalhaut can be seen low in the southern sky in the northern hemisphere in fall and early winter evenings. Near latitude 50˚N, it sets around the time Sirius rises, and does not...
).
Beta Piscium belongs to the spectral class B6Ve and is of magnitude
Apparent magnitude
The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere...
+4.53m. It is approximately 492 light-years from the Sun.