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Wurren - ζ Phoenicis (zeta Phoenicis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -18.61°   Az: 165.20°   Direction: South-South-East

Wurren, also designated as ζ Phoenicis (zeta Phoenicis), is a variable and multiple main-sequence star of spectral class B6 in the constellation of Phoenix.

Wurren visual magnitude is 3.92. Because of its moderate brightness, Wurren is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of Wurren - ζ Phoenicis (zeta Phoenicis) star
DSS2 image of Wurren. The red arrow shows the motion of Wurren during the next 10000 years (3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 09m 25s
-55° 06’ 47”
22h 19m 48s
23h 29m 13s

J2000

01h 08m 23s
-55° 14’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

297.83°
-61.71°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Wurren - ζ Phoenicis (zeta Phoenicis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.92
Main-sequence

-0.75
B6V
11247K

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

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

Star System Properties

Wurren 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 Wurren double sysyem:

3.92
7.92
4
6.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Wurren is distant 279.59 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

85.76
279.59
15 km/s
0.019 arcsec/y
0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Wurren
ζ Phoenicis
(zeta Phoenicis)
SAO232306
SAO232306

Visibility from Your Location

Wurren - ζ Phoenicis (zeta Phoenicis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK