Piscis Austrinus

American  

[pahy-sis aw-strahy-nuhs, pis-is] / ˈpaɪ sɪs ɔˈstraɪ nəs, ˈpɪs ɪs /

noun

Astronomy.

GENITIVE

Piscis Austrini

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

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Piscis Austrinus British  

/ ˈpɪsɪs ɒˈstraɪnəs, ˈpaɪ- /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Piscis Austrinus

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