Magnitude 4.18 Apparent magnitude (V) 4.18 | Constellation Piscis Austrinus | |
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Epsilon Piscis Austrini (Epsilon PsA, ε Piscis Austrini, ε PsA) is a blue B-type main sequence star with an apparent magnitude of +4.18. It is approximately 744 light years from Earth.
Epsilon Piscis Austrini is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 18.7 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 23,900 and 28,100 light years from the center of the Galaxy.
Naming
In Chinese, 羽林軍 (Yǔ Lín Jūn), meaning Palace Guard, refers to an asterism consisting of ε Piscis Austrini, 29 Aquarii, 35 Aquarii, 41 Aquarii, 47 Aquarii, 49 Aquarii, λ Piscis Austrini, HD 212448, 21 Piscis Austrini, 20 Piscis Austrini, υ Aquarii, 68 Aquarii, 66 Aquarii, 61 Aquarii, 53 Aquarii, 50 Aquarii, 56 Aquarii, 45 Aquarii, 58 Aquarii, 64 Aquarii, 65 Aquarii, 70 Aquarii, 74 Aquarii, τ2 Aquarii, τ1 Aquarii, δ Aquarii, 77 Aquarii, 88 Aquarii, 89 Aquarii, 86 Aquarii, 101 Aquarii, 100 Aquarii, 99 Aquarii, 98 Aquarii, 97 Aquarii, 94 Aquarii, ψ3Aquarii, ψ2Aquarii, ψ1Aquarii, 87 Aquarii, 85 Aquarii, 83 Aquarii, χ Aquarii, ω1 Aquarii and ω2 Aquarii. Consequently, ε Piscis Austrini itself is known as 羽林軍八 (Yǔ Lín Jūn bā, English: the Eighth Sixth Star of Palace Guard.)