Pisces (constellation)

Pisces

Constellation
List of stars in Pisces
Abbreviation	Psc
Genitive	Piscium
Pronunciation	/ˈpaɪsiːz/; genitive /ˈpɪʃiəm/
Symbolism	the Fishes
Right ascension	1h
Declination	+15°
Quadrant	NQ1
Area	889 sq. deg. (14th)
Main stars	18
Bayer/Flamsteed stars	86
Stars with planets	13
Stars brighter than 3.00m	0
Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly)	8
Brightest star	η Psc (Alpherg) (3.62m)
Messier objects	1
Meteor showers	Piscids
Bordering constellations	Triangulum Andromeda Pegasus Aquarius Cetus Aries
Visible at latitudes between +90° and −65°. Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of November.

Pisces is a constellation of the zodiac. Its vast bulk – and main asterism viewed in most European cultures per Greco-Roman antiquity as a distant pair of fishes connected by one cord each that join at an apex – are in the Northern celestial hemisphere. Its old astronomical symbol is (♓︎). Its name is Latin for "fishes". It is between Aquarius, of similar size, to the southwest and Aries, which is smaller, to the east. The ecliptic and the celestial equator intersect within this constellation and in Virgo. This means the sun passes directly overhead of the equator, on average, at approximately this point in the sky, at the March equinox.