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γ Phoenicis (gamma Phoenicis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -18.33°   Az: 137.85°   Direction: South-West

γ Phoenicis is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class M0 in the constellation of Phoenix.

γ Phoenicis visual magnitude is 3.41. Because of its moderate brightness, γ 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 γ Phoenicis (gamma Phoenicis) star
DSS2 image of γ Phoenicis. The red arrow shows the motion of γ Phoenicis during the next 1000 years (-0.23 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.48 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 29m 28s
-43° 11’ 13”
19h 56m 27s
21h 25m 55s

J2000

01h 28m 21s
-43° 19’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

280.52°
-72.17°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for γ Phoenicis (gamma Phoenicis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.41
Hypergiant

-0.87
M0III
3691K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

γ Phoenicis is distant 233.86 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

71.74
233.86
26 km/s
-0.014 arcsec/y
-0.209"/y

Alternative Designations

γ Phoenicis
(gamma Phoenicis)
SAO215516
SAO215516

Visibility from Your Location

γ Phoenicis (gamma Phoenicis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK