The distance of Fomalhaut from the solar system is listed as 25.1 light-years.
That's something like 1.6 million times the distance from the earth to the sun !
Fomalhaut b was created in 2008.
Fomalhaut appears to be a bright white star to the naked eye.
Fomalhaut is the brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus.It has a spectral type of A so has a colour of white.
Fomalhaut, a bright star located in the southern constellation Piscis Austrinus, has an absolute mass estimated to be about 1.9 times that of the Sun. This value is derived from its spectral classification and evolutionary stage, indicating that it is a young, hot A-type main-sequence star. Fomalhaut is also known for its planetary system, which includes a notable exoplanet, Fomalhaut b.
Fomalhaut has a declination of almost -30° (30° south), so it can be seen - at least in theory - at latitude 60° north, or anywhere south of that.
Falling star, flight, Fomalhaut, F-ring of Saturn, F-class stars, Fishes (Pisces), Fornax.
Aldebaran (the star 4 spring)Regulus (summer)Antares(autumn)Fomalhaut (winter)
The major stars in the Pisces constellation include Alrescha, Fomalhaut, and Eta Piscium. Alrescha is a double star system known for its optical illusion of appearing as a single star. Fomalhaut is one of the brightest stars in the sky and Eta Piscium is a binary star system located close to Alrescha.
The name Fom al-Haut comes from scientific Arabic فم الحوت fam al-ħūt (al-janūbī) "the mouth of the (southern) fish/whale"From Wikipedia.
# Sun # Sirius # Canopus # Arcturus # Alpha Centauri A # Vega # Rigel # Procyon # Achernar # Betelgeuse # Hadar # Capella A # Altair # Aldebaran # Capella B # Spica # Antares # Pollux # Fomalhaut # Deneb # Mimosa (Excluding the sun)
The basic rule of thumb is that if your latitude and the star's declination are less than 75 degrees apart, the star will be visible for at least part of the year. Why 75 degrees and not 90 degrees? Well, on a theoretical spherical world without any atmospheric distortions, that would be correct. But the Earth isn't spherical; it has these bumps called "mountains", and a thick atmosphere that obscures low-elevation stars, and it can be worse if there is any light pollution on the horizon. (This is one of the reasons why astronomical observatories are generally built on mountain tops away from city lights.) Against a dark sky and a sea horizon, you would probably be safe calculating to an 85 degree difference, but only if it were a bright star. I live near Sacramento, CA, at about 38N. So any star in the northern half of the sky is certainly visible. Going by my 75 degree rule, I ought to be able to see stars that are as far south as 37S declination, which you can look up in the Nautical Almanac or online. (See the link below, and look for the "Stars" column in the center column for declinations.) So, I ought to be able to see the star Fomalhaut at 29.S, but not Alpha Centauri at 61S. However, from my house I would not be able to see Fomalhaut - because the city lights and tall trees to the south would probably block my view. If I really wanted to see Fomalhaut, I'd need to drive down into the farmlands south of town where I would have an unobstructed view.
far and far and far