Paushna
HR 362 · HIP 5743 · ζ Psc B
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Star
- Apparent magnitude
- 6.1 mag
- Spectral type
- F7V
- Right ascension
- 18.4386°
- Declination
- 7.5782°
- Designation
- HR 362
- Bayer designation
- ζ Psc B
- HIP number
- 5743
- IAU name adopted
- 2026-09-17
- Name language
- Sanskrit
- Name origin (IAU)
- Pauṣṇa (पौष्ण) is another name for Revati, a goddess that names the 27th Vedic nakshatra.
Source:IAU Working Group on Star Names · checked 2026-11-02 ↗ESA Hipparcos Catalogue (ESA Gaia Archive) · checked 2026-11-03 ↗
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Constellation
In everyday life
- At magnitude 6.1 it is fainter than the naked-eye limit (about 6) — you need binoculars or a telescope.
- Declination 7.6° — it rises above the horizon in Seoul (37.6° N), so it is visible from Korea in the right season.
- Its IAU name «Paushna» comes from Sanskrit (IAU Working Group on Star Names).
Worked out from this object's official values.