ι Phoenicis (iota Phoenicis)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -6.49° Az: 161.51° Direction: South-South-East

ι Phoenicis is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Phoenix.

ι Phoenicis visual magnitude is 4.71. Because of its moderate brightness, ι 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 ι Phoenicis (iota Phoenicis) star

DSS2 image of ι Phoenicis. The red arrow shows the motion of ι Phoenicis during the next 10000 years (7.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 36m 26s

Declination -42° 28’ 26”

Hour Angle 22h 18m 51s

Sidereal Time 21h 55m 17s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 35m 04s

Declination -42° 36’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 343.07°

Galactic Latitude -68.07°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ι Phoenicis (iota Phoenicis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.71

Class Main-sequence

ι Phoenicis is also a SrCrEu chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude 0.09

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.08

Temperature 9226K

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

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

Star System Properties

ι Phoenicis is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the ι Phoenicis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.71

Secondary star magnitude 12.71

Magnitude difference 8

Separation 7.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ι Phoenicis is distant 273.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 83.89

Distance (light year) 273.49

Radial Speed 19 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.046 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ι Phoenicis
(iota Phoenicis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD221760

SAO Catalogue SAO231675

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP116389

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4315420

FK5 Catalogue 1617

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Iot Phe

Visibility from Your Location

ι Phoenicis (iota Phoenicis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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