τ Phoenicis (tau Phoenicis)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -70.38° Az: 266.17° Direction: 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.

Image of τ Phoenicis (tau Phoenicis) star

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

Right Ascension 00h 02m 20s

Declination -48° 40’ 15”

Hour Angle 09h 58m 03s

Sidereal Time 10h 00m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 01m 04s

Declination -48° 48’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 323.79°

Galactic Latitude -66.23°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.71

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.41

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.91

Temperature 4970K

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.

Distance (parsec) 167.50

Distance (light year) 546.06

Radial Speed 8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation τ Phoenicis
(tau Phoenicis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD224834

SAO Catalogue SAO231895

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP88

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4914316

Visibility from Your Location

τ Phoenicis (tau Phoenicis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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