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ω Phoenicis (omega Phoenicis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -48.64°   Az: 127.44°   Direction: South-East

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

ω Phoenicis visual magnitude is 6.11. Because of its faintness, ω Phoenicis is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of ω Phoenicis (omega Phoenicis) star
DSS2 image of ω Phoenicis. The red arrow shows the motion of ω Phoenicis during the next 10000 years (1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 03m 05s
-56° 51’ 57”
16h 54m 55s
17h 58m 01s

J2000

01h 02m 01s
-57° 00’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

300.04°
-60.07°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ω Phoenicis (omega Phoenicis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.11
Giant

0.85
G8III
4892K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ω Phoenicis is distant 367.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

112.87
367.95
13 km/s
0.006 arcsec/y
0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

ω Phoenicis
(omega Phoenicis)
SAO232268
SAO232268

Visibility from Your Location

ω Phoenicis (omega Phoenicis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK