π Phoenicis (pi Phoenicis)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -15.04°
Az: 169.53°
Direction: South
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.
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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for π Phoenicis (pi Phoenicis).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
π Phoenicis (pi Phoenicis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK