κ Phoenicis (kappa Phoenicis)

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:18 | Tran: 5:35 | Set: 8:49

Alt: -6.08° Az: 219.72° Direction: South-West

κ Phoenicis is a main-sequence star of spectral class A7 in the constellation of Phoenix.

κ Phoenicis visual magnitude is 3.94. Because of its moderate brightness, κ 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 κ Phoenicis (kappa Phoenicis) star

DSS2 image of κ Phoenicis. The red arrow shows the motion of κ Phoenicis during the next 1000 years (1.82 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.48 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 27m 26s

Declination -43° 32’ 20”

Hour Angle 04h 04m 56s

Sidereal Time 04h 32m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 26m 12s

Declination -43° 40’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 318.42°

Galactic Latitude -72.68°

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Finder chart for κ Phoenicis (kappa Phoenicis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.94

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.08

Spectral Type A7V

Color Index (B-V) 0.17

Temperature 8403K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

κ Phoenicis is distant 76.69 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 23.52

Distance (light year) 76.69

Radial Speed 11 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.109 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.029"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation κ Phoenicis
(kappa Phoenicis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD2262

SAO Catalogue SAO215092

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP2072

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-44 101

Gliese Catalogue Gl 20

Visibility from Your Location

Today's κ Phoenicis (kappa Phoenicis) rise, transit and set times from Deh-e Now, Afghanistan are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Kabul):

Azimuth: 133.5° RISE 2:18

Max altitude: 11.7° TRANSIT 5:35

Azimuth: 226.5° SET 8:49

Name:	Deh-e Now, Afghanistan
Latitude:	34° 44' 51.7" N
Longitude:	69° 2' 52.1" E
Timezone:	Asia/Kabul

Set Location

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