Phoenix

Abbreviation: Phe
Genitive: Phoenicis
Right Ascension: 0.70 hours
Declination: -48.57 degrees

Phoenix, the Phoenix is completely visible in latitudes South of 32 degrees North from September - November.

This area of the sky was known by both the Greeks and the Arabs, the Arabs included the stars of the Phoenix in 'The River' and the 'Young Ostriches'.

The choice of the Phoenix was really not an invention, but more of an adoption, the Phoenix may mark the period in astronomy on July 20th, 139 A.D. when Sirius and the Sun rose together and was visible from Alexandria (probably elsewhere too).

Phoenix was invented by Pieter Dirksz Keyser and Fredrick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597.

Bright Stars | Deep Sky | Other Deep Sky | Variable Stars | Double Stars

Best Known Stars

(Yale Bright Star Catalog)

Common Name or Bayer Number 1	RA	DEC	Magnitude 2
ANKAA	0.00:26.00:17.03	-42.00:18.00:21.81	2.39
GAM PHE	1.00:28.00:21.94	-43.00:19.00:5.66	3.41
EPS PHE	0.00:9.00:24.65	-45.00:44.00:50.79	3.88
ETA PHE	0.00:43.00:21.22	-57.00:27.00:47.05	4.36
PSI PHE	1.00:53.00:38.75	-46.00:18.00:9.42	4.41
OMI PHE	0.00:41.00:19.57	-46.00:5.00:6.01	4.59
IOT PHE	23.00:35.00:4.56	-42.00:36.00:54.40	4.71
LAM1 PHE	0.00:31.00:24.98	-48.00:48.00:12.67	4.77
PI PHE	23.00:58.00:55.76	-52.00:44.00:44.96	5.13

Deep Sky Objects

(PAS Catalog)

Other Deep Sky Objects

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)

Only Objects less than 10.0 Mag.

Object	R.A.	Dec.	Object Type 3	Mag.	Uranometria	Tirion

Variable Stars

(General Catalog of Variable Stars)

Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude

GCVS ID	R.A. (hh mm ss.ss)	Dec. (deg mm ss)	Variable Type 4	Mag. Min	Mag. Max
SX Phe	23.00:43.00:54.20	-41.00:50.00:52.00	SXPHE(B)	7.53	6.76
AF Phe	0.00:13.00:38.80	-48.00:50.00:1.00	LB	7.82	7.57
AK Phe	1.00:17.00:24.60	-47.00:33.00:16.00	LB	7.64	7.40
AW Phe	1.00:27.00:23.50	-47.00:0.00:52.00	LB:	0.15	6.22
AZ Phe	0.00:47.00:43.40	-43.00:40.00:2.00	DSCTC	0.01	6.47
BB Phe	0.00:28.00:1.50	-41.00:12.00:57.00	DSCTC	0.04	6.18
BD Phe	1.00:48.00:58.10	-50.00:27.00:11.00	DSCTC	5.94	5.90
BE Phe	0.00:19.00:19.00	-40.00:33.00:54.00	M:	7.04	6.41
BF Phe	23.00:47.00:17.90	-42.00:34.00:44.00	DSCTC	0.03	7.70
gam Phe	1.00:26.00:11.80	-43.00:34.00:26.00	LB:	3.49	3.39
zet Phe	1.00:6.00:17.30	-55.00:30.00:46.00	EA/DM	4.42	3.91
iot Phe	23.00:32.00:23.50	-42.00:53.00:30.00	ACV	4.75	4.70
ksi Phe	0.00:39.00:30.00	-56.00:46.00:35.00	ACV	5.78	5.68
rho Phe	0.00:48.00:24.80	-51.00:15.00:34.00	DSCT	5.27	5.17
psi Phe	1.00:51.00:38.60	-46.00:32.00:49.00	SR	4.50	4.30

Double Stars

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)

Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude

Name	R.A. (hh mm.m)	Dec. (deg mm)	Mag 5	Sep 6	PA 7	Tirion	Uranometria
SLR 1	01 06.1	-46 42	4.0, 4.2	1.20	320	18	387
RMK 2	01 08.4	-55 15	4.1, 7.0	6.60	242	24	417
DUN 251	23 39.5	-46 38	6.6, 7.2	3.90	275	23	386/ 415