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public  Schlegel, Germany Schlegel, Germany  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/Berlin
Sunrise: 4:47 
Transit: 13:00 
Sunset: 21:13
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θ Phoenicis (theta Phoenicis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -45.38°   Az: 247.07°   Direction: West-South-West

θ Phoenicis is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A8 in the constellation of Phoenix.

θ Phoenicis visual magnitude is 6.09. Because of its faintness, θ 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 θ Phoenicis (theta Phoenicis) star
DSS2 image of θ Phoenicis. The red arrow shows the motion of θ Phoenicis during the next 10000 years (4.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

23h 40m 49s
-46° 29’ 47”
07h 20m 02s
07h 00m 51s

J2000

23h 39m 28s
-46° 38’ 16”

Galactic Coordinates

334.2°
-65.88°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for θ Phoenicis (theta Phoenicis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.09
Main-sequence

1.44
A8V
7866K

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

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

Star System Properties

θ Phoenicis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the θ Phoenicis double sysyem:

6.09
6.79
0.7
3.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

θ Phoenicis is distant 277.68 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

85.18
277.68
14 km/s
0.028 arcsec/y
0.033"/y

Alternative Designations

θ Phoenicis
(theta Phoenicis)
SAO231719
SAO231719

Visibility from Your Location

θ Phoenicis (theta Phoenicis) is currently not visible from Schlegel, Germany