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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 189. Not illustrated. Chapters: Pisces, List of Stars in Pisces, Messier 74, Van Maanen's Star, 54 Piscium, G29-38, 107 Piscium, Hd 217107, 54 Piscium B, Hd 217107 C, Hd 217107 B, Hd 8574, M74 Group, 109 Piscium, Hd 4628, 109 Piscium B, Pisces Dwarf, Hd 4203, Gamma Piscium, List of Star Names in Pisces, Sn 2003gd, Phi Piscium, Kappa Piscium, Omega Piscium, Hd 4203 B, Hd 8574 B, Ngc 520, Cl0024+17, Iota Piscium, Ngc 514, Pisces Ii, Epsilon Piscium, Alpha Piscium, Lambda Piscium, Grb 050904, Pi Piscium, 35 Piscium, Nu Piscium, Hd 222502, Upsilon Piscium, Theta Piscium, Mu Piscium, Hd 219447, Ngc 7537, Ngc 57, Ngc 60, Ngc 3, Qso B0104+321, Omicron Piscium, Hd 219548, Hd 222410, Ngc 45, Hd 222278, 3c 47, Hd 222520, Beta Piscium, Hd 222210, Hd 222559, Hd 222463, Delta Piscium, Ngc 38, 3c 9, 19 Piscium, 101 Piscium, Hd 6, 3 Arietis, Hd 5, Hd 7. Excerpt: Pisces is a constellation of the zodiac. Its name is the Latin plural for fish, and its symbol is (). It lies between Aquarius to the west and Aries to the east. The ecliptic and the celestial equator intersect within this constellation and in Virgo. The constellation Pisces as it can be seen by naked eye. AlltheSky.comThe Vernal equinox is currently located in Pisces, due south of Psc, and, due to precession, slowly drifting below the western fish towards Aquarius. Van Maanen's Star, at 12.36 magnitude, is located in this constellation. Pisces contains one galaxy that is listed in Charles Messier's catalog, named the spiral galaxy Messier 74. This was an obsolete constellation located between the constellations of Pisces and Cetus, today constituting a natural but faint asterism, where the star 20 Psc is intended to be the head of the turtle. The origin of the constellation is uncertain, but it is alleged that it was proposed by an astronomer Admiral Smyth on his book in the middle o...