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public  Djénné, Mali Djénné, Mali  ⓘ
TimezoneAfrica/Bamako
Sunrise: 5:55 
Transit: 12:22 
Sunset: 18:49
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σ Phoenicis (sigma Phoenicis)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 0:35 | Tran: 5:24 | Set: 10:14
Alt: -21.32°   Az: 138.73°   Direction: South-East

σ Phoenicis is a main-sequence star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Phoenix.

σ Phoenicis visual magnitude is 5.18. Because of its faintness, σ 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 σ Phoenicis (sigma Phoenicis) star
DSS2 image of σ Phoenicis. The red arrow shows the motion of σ Phoenicis during the next 10000 years (1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

23h 48m 36s
-50° 05’ 05”
16h 53m 04s
16h 41m 40s

J2000

23h 47m 16s
-50° 13’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

326.59°
-63.85°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for σ Phoenicis (sigma Phoenicis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.18
Main-sequence

-1.11
B3V
13348K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

σ Phoenicis is distant 591.65 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

181.49
591.65
11 km/s
0.011 arcsec/y
-0.029"/y

Alternative Designations

σ Phoenicis
(sigma Phoenicis)
SAO248018
SAO248018

Visibility from Your Location

Today's σ Phoenicis (sigma Phoenicis) rise, transit and set times from Djénné, Mali are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Africa/Bamako):

Azimuth: 140.1°
Max altitude: 26.0°
Azimuth: 219.9°