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ν Phoenicis (nu Phoenicis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -24.49°   Az: 226.84°   Direction: South-West

ν Phoenicis is a main-sequence star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Phoenix.

ν Phoenicis visual magnitude is 4.96. Because of its moderate brightness, ν 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 ν Phoenicis (nu Phoenicis) star
DSS2 image of ν Phoenicis. The red arrow shows the motion of ν Phoenicis during the next 1000 years (11.15 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.05 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 16m 17s
-45° 23’ 56”
04h 43m 56s
06h 00m 13s

J2000

01h 15m 11s
-45° 31’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

290.1°
-71°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ν Phoenicis (nu Phoenicis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.96
Main-sequence

4.07
F8V
6047K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ν Phoenicis is distant 49.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

15.05
49.07
12 km/s
0.669 arcsec/y
0.183"/y

Alternative Designations

ν Phoenicis
(nu Phoenicis)
SAO215428
SAO215428

Visibility from Your Location

ν Phoenicis (nu Phoenicis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK