ε Phoenicis (epsilon Phoenicis)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -26.26° Az: 131.27° Direction: South-East

ε Phoenicis is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Phoenix.

ε Phoenicis visual magnitude is 3.88. Because of its moderate brightness, ε Phoenicis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of ε Phoenicis (epsilon Phoenicis) star

DSS2 image of ε Phoenicis. The red arrow shows the motion of ε Phoenicis during the next 1000 years (2.07 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.02 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 10m 41s

Declination -45° 36’ 21”

Hour Angle 19h 02m 04s

Sidereal Time 19h 12m 46s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 09m 24s

Declination -45° 44’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 324.34°

Galactic Latitude -69.6°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.88

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.71

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.03

Temperature 4672K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ε Phoenicis is distant 140.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 42.96

Distance (light year) 140.03

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.124 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.181"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ε Phoenicis
(epsilon Phoenicis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD496

SAO Catalogue SAO214983

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP765

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-46 18

Gliese Catalogue Gl 9.1

FK5 Catalogue 3

Visibility from Your Location

ε Phoenicis (epsilon Phoenicis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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