Piscis Austrinus

[ pahy-sis aw-strahy-nuhs, pis-is ]

noun

, Astronomy.

, genitive Pis·cis Aus·tri·ni [pahy, -sis aw-, strahy, -nahy, pis, -is].

1. the Southern Fish, a southern constellation between Aquarius and Grus, containing the bright star Fomalhaut.

Piscis Austrinus

/ ˈpɪsɪs ɒˈstraɪnəs; ˈpaɪ- /

noun

1. a small constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Aquarius and Grus and containing the first-magnitude star Fomalhaut

Word History and Origins

Origin of Piscis Austrinus¹

Latin: the Southern Fish

Example Sentences

The faintest star I’ve reliably seen in color is Fomalhaut, a first-magnitude star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus.

From Scientific American

Fomalhaut dwells in the southern constellation Piscis Austrinus.

From New York Times

Today it appears as a reddish pinprick of light in the southern constellation Piscis Austrinus.

From New York Times

Astronomers have recorded direct images of four planets swirling like olives in a martini glass around a star known as HR 8799, 130 light-years from Earth in the constellation Pegasus, and another circling Fomalhaut, only 25 light-years from Earth, in the constellation Piscis Austrinus.

From New York Times