Fum al Samakah (arab. "muzzle of the fish") is the name of the star beta Piscium in the constellationPisces. Fum aluminium Samakah belongs to the spectral class B6Ve and possesses an apparent brightness of +4.53m. It is approximately 492 light-years from the Sun. Jump to: navigation, search Orion is a remarkable constellation, visible from most places on the globe (but not always the whole year long). ... Pisces (, Latin for fish (plural)) is a zodiac constellation which lies between Aquarius to the west and Aries to the east. ... In astronomy the term spectral class refers to classifying objects according to their spectral lines, which indicate an objects chemical composition. ... The apparent magnitude (m) of a star, planet or other heavenly body is a measure of its apparent brightness; that is, the amount of light received from the object. ... Light Years is the seventh album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue that was released in 2000. ...
It lies at the eastern edge (1:44:55.8+20:4:59.3, ICRS 2000.0) of ConstellationPisces, the Fish -- northeast of Kullat Nunu (Eta Piscium), northwest of Omicron and Alrescha (Alpha Piscium), southwest of Sheratan (Beta Arietis) and Hamal (Alpha Arietis), west of Chi Piscium, and southeast of Phi, Nu, and Tau Piscium.
Evolving off the main sequence, 109 Piscium is a yellow-orange star of spectral and luminosity type G3-5 Va-IV, reflecting a difference of opinion between the Yale Bright Star Catalogue, 1991 5th Revised Edition and the Gliese Catalogue of Nearby Stars (now ARICNS).
The companion object b is separated from 109 Piscium on average by 2.12 AUs.
Pisces is an ancient constellation representing a pair of fishes tied by their tails, the knot being marked by the star a (alpha) Piscium.
One legend identifies the constellation with Venus and her son Cupid, who turned themselves into fishes and swam away from the attack of the monster Typhon.
(beta) Psc and the loop of stars near it, are highest.
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