ω Phoenicis (omega Phoenicis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 20:37 | Tran: 6:06 | Set: 15:38

Alt: 60.45° Az: 185.10° Direction: South

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

Right Ascension 01h 03m 06s

Declination -56° 51’ 56”

Hour Angle 00h 18m 23s

Sidereal Time 01h 21m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 02m 01s

Declination -57° 00’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 300.04°

Galactic Latitude -60.07°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.11

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.85

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.94

Temperature 4892K

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

Distance (parsec) 112.87

Distance (light year) 367.95

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ω Phoenicis
(omega Phoenicis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD6192

SAO Catalogue SAO232268

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP4829

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-57 220

FK5 Catalogue 1027

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ω Phoenicis (omega Phoenicis) rise, transit and set times from Belmont, Australia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Australia/Brisbane):

Azimuth: 146.9° RISE 20:37

Max altitude: 60.6° TRANSIT 6:06

Azimuth: 213.1° SET 15:38

Name:	Belmont, Australia
Latitude:	27° 30' 0.0" S
Longitude:	153° 7' 1.2" E
Timezone:	Australia/Brisbane

Set Location

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