π Phoenicis (pi Phoenicis)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -16.30° Az: 195.89° Direction: South-South-West

π Phoenicis is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Phoenix.

π Phoenicis visual magnitude is 5.13. Because of its faintness, π 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 π Phoenicis (pi Phoenicis) star

DSS2 image of π Phoenicis. The red arrow shows the motion of π Phoenicis during the next 10000 years (9.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 10.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 00m 12s

Declination -52° 36’ 25”

Hour Angle 01h 42m 34s

Sidereal Time 01h 42m 46s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 58m 55s

Declination -52° 44’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 320.3°

Galactic Latitude -62.57°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.13

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.65

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.13

Temperature 4451K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

π Phoenicis is distant 256.69 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 78.74

Distance (light year) 256.69

Radial Speed -14 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.055 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.061"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation π Phoenicis
(pi Phoenicis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD224554

SAO Catalogue SAO248087

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP118234

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-5310561

FK5 Catalogue 901

Visibility from Your Location

π Phoenicis (pi Phoenicis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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