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ρ Phoenicis (rho Phoenicis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -31.36°   Az: 226.17°   Direction: South-West

ρ Phoenicis is a variable giant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Phoenix.

ρ Phoenicis visual magnitude is 5.22. Because of its faintness, ρ 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 ρ Phoenicis (rho Phoenicis) star
DSS2 image of ρ Phoenicis. The red arrow shows the motion of ρ Phoenicis during the next 10000 years (11.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 51m 50s
-50° 50’ 55”
05h 09m 19s
06h 01m 09s

J2000

00h 50m 41s
-50° 59’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

303.23°
-66.14°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ρ Phoenicis (rho Phoenicis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.22
Giant

0.80
F2III
7101K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ρ Phoenicis is distant 249.62 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

76.57
249.62
22 km/s
0.067 arcsec/y
0.039"/y

Alternative Designations

ρ Phoenicis
(rho Phoenicis)
SAO232203
SAO232203

Visibility from Your Location

ρ Phoenicis (rho Phoenicis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK