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χ Phoenicis (chi Phoenicis)

Altitude: -56.7°   Azimuth: 98.3°   Direction: East

χ Phoenicis is a giant star in the constellation of Phoenix.

χ Phoenicis visual magnitude is 5.14. Because of its reltive faintness, χ Phoenicis should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of χ Phoenicis is -0.028 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.053 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of χ Phoenicis (chi Phoenicis) star
DSS2 image of χ Phoenicis. The red arrow shows the motion of χ Phoenicis during the next 10000 years (-4.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.83 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about χ Phoenicis

5.14
Giant

χ Phoenicis (chi Phoenicis) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -56.7°
Azimuth: 98.3°
Direction: East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of χ Phoenicis

χ Phoenicis is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of χ Phoenicis are provided in the following table:

02h 01m 42s
-44° 42’ 48”
268.87°
-67.48°
Phoenix

The simplified sky map below shows the position of χ Phoenicis in the sky:

Finder chart χ Phoenicis (chi Phoenicis) star
Simplified finder chart for χ Phoenicis (chi Phoenicis).

Visibility of χ Phoenicis from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

χ Phoenicis (chi Phoenicis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of χ Phoenicis from the Sun and relative movement

χ Phoenicis is distant 372.15 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 31 kilometers per second.

114.16 pc
372.15 ly
-31 km/s
-0.028 arcsec/year
-0.053 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of χ Phoenicis

χ Phoenicis belongs to spectral class K5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-0.15
K5III
3809K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where χ Phoenicis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of χ Phoenicis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of χ Phoenicis

χ Phoenicis
(chi Phoenicis)
SAO215739
SAO215739