μ Phoenicis (mu Phoenicis)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -44.37° Az: 247.33° Direction: West-South-West

μ Phoenicis is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Phoenix.

μ Phoenicis visual magnitude is 4.59. Because of its moderate brightness, μ 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 μ Phoenicis (mu Phoenicis) star

DSS2 image of μ Phoenicis. The red arrow shows the motion of μ Phoenicis during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 42m 30s

Declination -45° 56’ 54”

Hour Angle 07h 13m 44s

Sidereal Time 07h 56m 14s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 41m 19s

Declination -46° 05’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 308.31°

Galactic Latitude -70.94°

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Finder chart for μ Phoenicis (mu Phoenicis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.59

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.19

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.97

Temperature 4816K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

μ Phoenicis is distant 247.16 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 75.82

Distance (light year) 247.16

Radial Speed 19 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation μ Phoenicis
(mu Phoenicis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD3919

SAO Catalogue SAO215194

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP3245

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-46 180

FK5 Catalogue 1015

Visibility from Your Location

μ Phoenicis (mu Phoenicis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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