υ Phoenicis (upsilon Phoenicis)

Below the horizon. Rise: 4:23 | Tran: 7:32 | Set: 10:40

Alt: -13.25° Az: 132.48° Direction: South-East

υ Phoenicis is a double sub-giant star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Phoenix.

υ Phoenicis visual magnitude is 5.21. Because of its faintness, υ 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 υ Phoenicis (upsilon Phoenicis) star

DSS2 image of υ Phoenicis. The red arrow shows the motion of υ Phoenicis during the next 10000 years (6.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 08m 57s

Declination -41° 21’ 04”

Hour Angle 19h 08m 00s

Sidereal Time 20h 16m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 07m 47s

Declination -41° 29’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 290.82°

Galactic Latitude -75.25°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for υ Phoenicis (upsilon Phoenicis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.21

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 1.29

Spectral Type A3IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.16

Temperature 8486K

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

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

Star System Properties

υ Phoenicis is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the υ Phoenicis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.21

Secondary star magnitude 5.61

Magnitude difference 0.4

Separation 0.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

υ Phoenicis is distant 197.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 60.68

Distance (light year) 197.82

Radial Speed 14 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.038 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation υ Phoenicis
(upsilon Phoenicis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD6767

SAO Catalogue SAO215374

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP5300

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-42 391

FK5 Catalogue 1031

Visibility from Your Location

Today's υ Phoenicis (upsilon Phoenicis) rise, transit and set times from Áyios Adhrianós, Grecia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Athens):

Azimuth: 131.4° RISE 4:23

Max altitude: 11.0° TRANSIT 7:32

Azimuth: 228.6° SET 10:40

Name:	Áyios Adhrianós, Grecia
Latitude:	37° 35' 59.3" N
Longitude:	22° 50' 44.2" E
Timezone:	Europe/Athens

Set Location

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