Fomalhaut (UK: / ˈ f ɒ m ə l oʊ t /, US: / ˈ f oʊ m ə l h ɔː t / [11]) is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Piscis Austrinus, the Southern Fish, and one of the brightest stars in the night sky.

Oct 18, 2024 · Fomalhaut, aka Alpha Piscis Austrinus, carries the nickname the Loneliest Star. It’s because Fomalhaut is the only bright star in a wide stretch of sky. From the Northern Hemisphere, in most...

Feb 19, 2025 · Fomalhaut, the 18th brightest star in the night sky. It lies in the southern constellation Piscis Austrinus, 25 light-years from Earth. It is used in navigation because of its conspicuous place in a sky region otherwise lacking in bright stars.

May 31, 2023 · Fomalhaut, Alpha Piscis Austrini (α PsA), is a white main sequence star located 25 light-years away in the constellation Piscis Austrinus. Its hosts a planet, Dagon (Fomalhaut b), and is known for its vast debris disk.

Dec 11, 2018 · Fomalhaut — often pronounced FO-MA-LO — is one of those bright stars that appears vivid in our skies due to its close proximity to our home planet. At a mere 25 light-years away, Fomalhaut is among the Sun’s closest stellar neighbors.

Fomalhaut is a class A star with an apparent magnitude of 1.16. This makes it the 18th brightest star in our sky. Also, it is easily visible to the naked eye. Known as the Royal Stars, Fomalhaut, Aldebaran, Regulus, and Antares are the most important stars in Persia (modern-day Iran).

Jan 30, 2020 · Fomalhaut is the brightest star in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus. It is the 18th brightest star in the night sky and the first stellar system with an extrasolar planet candidate imaged at visible wavelengths. The spectrum characteristics of Fomalhaut have served as one of the stable anchor points by which other stars are classified.

Apr 29, 2017 · Fomalhaut is a blue dwarf (A3V) star situated 25.13 light years from Earth that is 1.842 times bigger than the Sun, with 1.92 times its mass, and 16.63 times its luminosity.

Apr 2, 2025 · Fomalhaut (Alpha Piscis Austrini) is a blue main sequence star in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus. It can be seen in the southern hemisphere night sky. Fomalhaut distance from Earth is 25.13 light years away.

Alpha (α) Piscis Austrinus, Fomalhaut, is a reddish star in the mouth of the Southern Fish, Piscis Austrinus (not to be confused with the constellation Pisces).