Pisces Austrinus, also known as Piscis Australis, is a fish lying on its back, drinking in the waters pouring from the jars of Aquarius. The asterism leaves a lot to the imagination.
The constellation was known in ancient times, and is said to be the original "Pisces". It is thought that the constellation referred to the Assyrian fish god Dagon and the Babylonian
god Oannes. Even the Arabs called the constellation Al Hut al Janubiyy (The Large Southern Fish). The bright star Fomalhaut (alpha PsA) was so named from Fum al Hut, meaning "The Fish's
Mouth", although it carried many other names as well, including Al Difdi al Awwal ("The First Frog"). There are several fine binaries here, as well as a red dwarf with the fourth
highest proper motion. Except for Fomalhaut, all other stars in this constellation are fourth or fifth magnitude. The origin of this constellation is uncertain, but was known in ancient
times and is said to be the original "Pisces".
Galaxy In Pisces Austrinus
NGC 660
NGC 660 is described as being a "polar ring" galaxy. Another remarkable picture of this rare type of galaxy was recently taken by the Hubble Space Telescope- the
example in this case is NGC4650A. These galaxies are believed to have formed from the collision of two galaxies in the past. In the case of NGC 660 it would appear that our perspective
is inclined from the axis of the disk so that the foreground portion of the ring does not cross the plane in the middle- but instead towards one side. The central region of this galaxy
is considered a "starburst" due to the extreme amount of luminous star formation.This galaxy is estimated to be 24 million light years away.
NGC 7314
NGC 7314 is an seyfert galaxy located in the constellation Piscis Austrinus.
Lacaille 9352
Lacaille 9352 is a red dwarf 11.68 light years away, with a visual magnitude of 7.44. It has a proper motion of 6.901", fourth highest (after Barnard's Star,
Kapteyn's Star, and Groombridge 1830).
Planetary Destinations In Piscis Austrinus
Fomalhaut (HD 216956)
Parent Star: Fomalhaut (HD 216956) (G0V ) in the constellation of Pisces Austrinus is located at a distance of 25.07 Light Years from our Solar system Co-ordinates of Right Ascension:
22 57 39.05 & Declination: -29 37 20.0. The apparent Magnitude of the star is 1.16. The Inner Edge of Habitability Zone is 2.11 AU & the Outer Edge of Habitability Zone: 6.58
AU.
Orbiting around Fomalhaut is planet Fomalhaut b the planet is believed to be a methane cloud jovian and its exitence has been confirmed. The Planets Appearance is blue with methane
clouds and hazes. The planet is positioned at the inner edge of Habitability Zone at Mean Orbital Distance of 60 AU and was discovered by Wayne Holland & Jane Greaves, in Oct
2002.
HD 216770 (G0V )
Parent Star: HD 216770 (G0V ) in the constellation of Pisces Austrinus is located at a distance of 123.94 Light Years from our Solar system Co-ordinates of Right Ascension: 22 55
53.7097 & Declination: -26 39 31.547. The apparent Magnitude of the star is 8.1. The Inner Edge of Habitability Zone is 0.45 AU & the Outer Edge of Habitability Zone: 1.41 AU.
Orbiting around HD 216770 is planet HD 216770 b the planet is believed to be a clarified jovian, eccentric and its exitence has been confirmed. The Planets Appearance is silicate
clouds over dark sodium haze. The planet is positioned at the inner edge of Habitability Zone at Mean Orbital Distance of 0.46 AU. The planet Orbits around the star every 118.45
± 0.4 Days and was discovered by MAYOR M. et al, in 2003.
