✨ Piscis Austrinus

PsA · southern fish · Southern sky

Piscis Austrinus is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin, meaning southern fish; stars within it are named in the genitive form Piscis Austrini.

Facts about Piscis Austrinus

Constellation	Piscis Austrinus
IAU abbreviation	PsA
Genitive (Latin)	Piscis Austrini
Meaning	southern fish
Brightest star	Fomalhaut (apparent magnitude 1.16)
Area	245 square degrees
Hemisphere	Southern

Deep-sky objects in Piscis Austrinus

No Messier-catalogued object lies within this constellation’s borders.

Data: IAU-designated constellations & the Messier catalogue, via English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · stored statically.