Revati

HR 361 · HIP 5737 · ζ Psc

👁️ Naked-eye

📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.

Star

Apparent magnitude: 5.19 mag
Parallax: 18.76 mas → about 173.9 light-years away
Spectral type: A7IV
Right ascension: 18.4329°
Declination: 7.5754°
Designation: HR 361
Bayer designation: ζ Psc
HIP number: 5737
IAU name adopted: 2017-06-30
Name language: Sanskrit
Name origin (IAU): Revatī is a Hindu mother goddess, in Sanskrit written रेवती. It is also the name of the 27th nakshatra and specifically the star ζ Psc. The Sun passing this star designates the beginning of a new (solar) year.

Constellation

Light from this object takes about 174 years to reach Earth — the light you see tonight left around AD 1852 (official distance ÷ speed of light).
At magnitude 5.2 it is bright enough for the naked eye (limit about 6) — look from somewhere dark.
Declination 7.6° — it rises above the horizon in Seoul (37.6° N), so it is visible from Korea in the right season.

Worked out from this object's official values.