χ Phoenicis (chi Phoenicis)

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:13 | Tran: 7:56 | Set: 10:39

Alt: -70.32° Az: 118.99° Direction: East-South-East

χ Phoenicis is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Phoenix.

χ Phoenicis visual magnitude is 5.14. Because of its faintness, χ Phoenicis is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 02m 43s

Declination -44° 35’ 28”

Hour Angle 13h 37m 42s

Sidereal Time 15h 40m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 01m 42s

Declination -44° 42’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 268.87°

Galactic Latitude -67.48°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.14

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.15

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.49

Temperature 3809K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 114.16

Distance (light year) 372.15

Radial Speed -31 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.028 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.053"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation χ Phoenicis
(chi Phoenicis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD12524

SAO Catalogue SAO215739

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP9459

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-45 659

FK5 Catalogue 2138

Visibility from Your Location

Today's χ Phoenicis (chi Phoenicis) rise, transit and set times from Palo Alto, United States are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Los_Angeles):

Azimuth: 134.6° RISE 5:13

Max altitude: 8.0° TRANSIT 7:56

Azimuth: 225.4° SET 10:39

Name:	Palo Alto, United States
Latitude:	37° 26' 30.8" N
Longitude:	122° 8' 34.8" W
Timezone:	America/Los_Angeles

Set Location

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