[2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 15.1 mas as seen from the Earth,[1] the system is located about 216 light years from the Sun.

[7] The fainter magnitude 8.20[3] companion, component B, is an F-type main sequence star with a class of F5 V.[5] It has 20% more mass than the Sun and a radius 15% larger.

[7] Gamma Piscis Austrini is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 24.1 km/s relative to the Sun.

[7] In Chinese, 敗臼 (Bài Jiù), meaning Decayed Mortar, refers to an asterism consisting of refers to an asterism consisting of γ Piscis Austrini, γ Gruis, λ Gruis and 19 Piscis Austrini.

Consequently, the Chinese name for γ Piscis Austrini itself is 敗臼三 (Bài Jiù sān, English: the Third Star of Decayed Mortar.