Alpha Piscium

Summary

Alpha Piscium is a binary star^[1]. It draws 35 Wikipedia views per month (binary_star category, ranking #39 of 267).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alpha Piscium's image is recorded as Pisces IAU.svg^[3].
• Alpha Piscium's instance of is recorded as binary star^[4].
• Alpha Piscium's instance of is recorded as variable star^[5].
• Alpha Piscium's instance of is recorded as Alpha² Canum Venaticorum variable^[6].
• Alpha Piscium's instance of is recorded as infrared source^[7].
• Alpha Piscium's instance of is recorded as double star^[8].
• Alpha Piscium's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[9].
• Alpha Piscium's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[10].
• Alpha Piscium's instance of is recorded as star^[11].
• Alpha Piscium's constellation is recorded as Pisces^[12].
• Alpha Piscium's spectral class is recorded as kA0hA7Sr+kA2hF2mF2(IV)^[13].
• Alpha Piscium's has part is recorded as Alpha Piscium B^[14].
• Alpha Piscium's has part is recorded as Alpha Piscium A^[15].
• Alpha Piscium's catalog code is recorded as HIP 9487^[16].
• Alpha Piscium's catalog code is recorded as α Psc^[17].
• Alpha Piscium's catalog code is recorded as ADS 1615 AB^[18].
• Alpha Piscium's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J02020277+0245495^[19].
• Alpha Piscium's catalog code is recorded as BD+02 317^[20].
• Alpha Piscium's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J02020+0246AB^[21].
• Alpha Piscium's catalog code is recorded as HIC 9487^[22].
• Alpha Piscium's catalog code is recorded as IDS 01569+0217 AB^[23].
• Alpha Piscium's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 01594+0231^[24].
• Alpha Piscium's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F01594+0231^[25].
• Alpha Piscium's catalog code is recorded as JP11 577^[26].
• Alpha Piscium's catalog code is recorded as NSV 705^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include binary star^[4], variable star^[5], Alpha² Canum Venaticorum variable^[6], infrared source^[7], double star^[8], and near-infrared source^[9].

History and Context

Catalog codes include HIP 9487^[16], α Psc^[17], ADS 1615 AB^[18], 2MASS J02020277+0245495^[19], BD+02 317^[20], and CCDM J02020+0246AB^[21].

Why It Matters

Alpha Piscium draws 35 Wikipedia views per month (binary_star category, ranking #39 of 267).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]