Magnitude 4.448 Apparent magnitude (V) 4.448 | Constellation Pisces | |
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Nu Piscium (Nu Psc, ν Piscium, ν Psc) is a star approximately 368 light years away from Earth, in the constellation Pisces. It is an orange star of the spectral type K3IIIb, meaning it possesses a surface temperature between 3,500 and 5,000 kelvins. It is a giant star, cooler in surface temperature than the Sun, yet larger and brighter.
Nu Piscium was a latter designation of 51 Ceti.
Naming
In Chinese, 外屏 (Wài Píng), meaning Outer Fence, refers to an asterism consisting of refers to an asterism consisting of ν Piscium, δ Piscium, ε Piscium, ζ Piscium, μ Piscium, ξ Piscium and α Piscium. Consequently, ν Piscium itself is known as 外屏五 (Wài Píng wu, English: the Fifth Star of Outer Fence.)
References
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