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public  Malasin, Philippines Malasin, Philippines  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Manila
Sunrise: 5:31 
Transit: 12:01 
Sunset: 18:30
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ν Phoenicis (nu Phoenicis)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 0:58 | Tran: 5:47 | Set: 10:41
Alt: -57.48°   Az: 202.92°   Direction: South-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 18s
-45° 23’ 49”
10h 50m 36s
12h 06m 54s

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

Today's ν Phoenicis (nu Phoenicis) rise, transit and set times from Malasin, Philippines are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Manila):

Azimuth: 135.4°
Max altitude: 28.3°
Azimuth: 224.6°