Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Aquarius and Grus.
from The Century Dictionary.
- An ancient southern constellation, the Southern Fish.
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- proper noun astronomy An
autumn constellation of thenorthern sky, said to resemble afish . It contains thestar Fomalhaut .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A line down the W side of the Square, between Scheat and Markab, points to the mag 1.2 star Fomalhaut, the mouth of Piscis Austrinus, the Southern Fish.
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It circles Fomalhaut, a star 25 light years away from Earth in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus, completing one orbit every 872 years.
High-Powered Summit, 2008
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So the Phoenicians and Greeks would have known them; today they are Capricorn, Delphinus, Piscis Austrinus, Aquarius, Cetus, and Pisces.
The Battle of Salamis Barry Strauss 2004
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So the Phoenicians and Greeks would have known them; today they are Capricorn, Delphinus, Piscis Austrinus, Aquarius, Cetus, and Pisces.
The Battle of Salamis Barry Strauss 2004
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About 100 million light-years away, in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus
SpaceRef Top Stories 2009
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Located just south of the ecliptic plane, Piscis Austrinus was one of the original 48 constellations charted by Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations adopted by the IAU.
Universe Today 2009
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PKS 2155-304 is located 1.5 billion light-years away in the southern constellation of Piscis Austrinus and is usually a detectable but faint gamma-ray source.
Scientific Frontline by SFL ORG Educational News Network 2009
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Piscis Austrinus is also known as Piscis Australis - Latin for the "Southern Fish".
Universe Today 2009
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PKS 2155-304 is located 1.5 billion light-years away in the southern constellation of Piscis Austrinus and is usually a detectable but faint gamma-ray source.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Piscis Austrinus and is usually a detectable but faint gamma-ray source.
Universe Today 2009
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