38 Piscium AB
DSS image of 38 Piscium AB
Overlaid DSS image of 38 Piscium AB, 60' x 60' with north at top and west to the right

Aladin viewer for the region around 38 Piscium AB
Σ 22AB, HD 1317AB, WDS J00174+0853AB, TYC 595-1040-3, 38 Psc AB

Type  Binary Star
Magnitude  7.054
Right Ascension  0h 17' 24.5"  (2000)
Declination  8° 52' 36" N
Constellation  Pisces
Classification  G0:III+F2V
Observing Notes

Andrew Cooper
Jul 30, 2023    Waikoloa, HI (map)
28cm f/10 SCT, NexStar 11" GyPSy @ 233x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%

A lovely and delicate pair of 7th magnitude stars with about 4" separation, the brighter of the pair is to the northeast [38 Psc AB], the 12th magnitude star visible 1' southeast is the D component

The brighter northeastern member is the A and B component in WDS, a 7.8/8.4 0.2" binary, the southwestern star is C at 7.6 magnitude, D is revealed by Gaia EDR3 data to be a background star, as is the D component, a 15th magnitude star 1' southwest, the C component has comparable parallax and proper motion to the AB pair
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38 Piscium AB