Pisces

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Pisces

The Fishes

Pisces is a large though faint Zodiac constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere.
It is one of the 48 original Ptolemaic Constellations.
Pisces is visible in the northern sky between October and December.
The ecliptic and the celestial equator intersect within this constellation and in Virgo.
The word Pisces is the Latin plural for "fish".
Pisces in the Night Sky

This section describes the constellation as it is seen in the night sky.

For myth and star lore about Pisces click here.

Star maps based on map provided by Sea & Sky

The stars of Pisces

Number Desig-
nation Name
Number Desig-
nation Name
1 M74 Phantom Galaxy
11 ν Nu Piscium
2 η Alpherg
12 λ Lambda Piscium
3 γ Gamma Piscium
13 τ Tau Piscium
4 α Alresha
14 β Fum al Samakah
5 ω Dzaneb al Samkat
15 ξ Xi Piscium
6 ι Iota Piscium
16 χ Chi Piscium
7 ο Torcular
17 φ Phi Piscium
8 θ Theta Piscium
18 υ Upsilon Piscium
9 ε Epsilon Piscium
19 μ Mu Piscium
10 δ Delta Piscium
20 κ Kappa Piscium

21 ζ Revati

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