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φ Phoenicis (phi Phoenicis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -37.63°   Az: 246.55°   Direction: West-South-West

φ Phoenicis is a main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Phoenix.

φ Phoenicis visual magnitude is 5.11. Because of its faintness, φ 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 φ Phoenicis (phi Phoenicis) star
DSS2 image of φ Phoenicis. The red arrow shows the motion of φ Phoenicis during the next 10000 years (-4.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 55m 24s
-42° 22’ 30”
06h 41m 43s
08h 37m 07s

J2000

01h 54m 21s
-42° 29’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

267.17°
-69.99°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for φ Phoenicis (phi Phoenicis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.11
Main-sequence

0.23
A3V
10941K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

φ Phoenicis is distant 309.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

94.79
309.00
12 km/s
-0.028 arcsec/y
-0.032"/y

Alternative Designations

φ Phoenicis
(phi Phoenicis)
SAO215697
SAO215697

Visibility from Your Location

φ Phoenicis (phi Phoenicis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK