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RZ Piscium

RZ Piscium

RZ Piscium (or RZ Psc) is a UX Orionis typevariable star 608 light-years (186 pc) away, in the constellationPisces. Over the years, the star has been found to brighten and dim erratically, dimming by as much as a tenth of its usual luminosity. RZ Piscium has been found to emit large amounts of infrared radiation, suggesting the presence of a substantial mass of gas and dust orbiting the star, possibly from a "disrupted planet".