τ Phoenicis (tau Phoenicis)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -35.82°
Az: 234.54°
Direction: South-West
τ Phoenicis is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Phoenix.
τ Phoenicis visual magnitude is 5.71. Because of its faintness, τ 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 τ Phoenicis. The red arrow shows the motion of τ Phoenicis during the next
10000 years (-3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.50 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for τ Phoenicis (tau Phoenicis).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where τ Phoenicis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of τ Phoenicis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
τ Phoenicis is distant 546.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
τ Phoenicis (tau Phoenicis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK