Piscis Austrinus (The Southern Fish)

Small southern constellation crowned by the lone bright Fomalhaut.

Core Principles & Analysis

• It is one of Ptolemy's 48 constellations, the parent fish of the zodiacal fishes.
• Fomalhaut is the loneliest first-magnitude star in the sky, ringed by a debris disc with a directly imaged planet.
• In ancient tradition the figure was the great fish of the Syrian goddess Atargatis.

Specifications & Metrics

• BRIGHTEST STAR: Fomalhaut (α PsA)
• HEMISPHERE: Southern
• BEST VIEWED: September