υ Phoenicis (upsilon Phoenicis)

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

υ Phoenicis visual magnitude is 5.21. Because of its reltive faintness, υ Phoenicis should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of υ Phoenicis is 0.038 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.01 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Key facts about υ Phoenicis

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of υ Phoenicis

υ Phoenicis is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of υ Phoenicis are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of υ Phoenicis in the sky:

Visibility of υ Phoenicis from your location

Today's υ Phoenicis (upsilon Phoenicis) rise, transit and set times from Hongliuwan, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Urumqi):

Distance of υ Phoenicis from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Spectral properties of υ Phoenicis

υ Phoenicis belongs to spectral class A3 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

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

υ Phoenicis 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:

Alternative designations of υ Phoenicis