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σ Phoenicis (sigma Phoenicis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -58.97°   Az: 107.51°   Direction: East-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 34s
-50° 05’ 16”
15h 20m 01s
15h 08m 36s

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

σ Phoenicis (sigma Phoenicis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK