List of stars in Phoenix - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is the list of notable star

Star

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s in the constellation

Constellation

In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms, patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky....

Phoenix
Phoenix (constellation)
Phoenix is a minor constellation in the southern sky. It is named after the Phoenix, a mythical bird. It is faint: there are only two stars in the whole constellation which are brighter than magnitude 5.0...

, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name	B Bayer designation A Bayer designation is a stellar designation in which a specific star is identified by a Greek letter, followed by the genitive form of its parent constellation's Latin name...	G. Gould designation Gould designations for stars are similar to Flamsteed designations in the way that they number stars within a constellation in increasing order of right ascension. Each star is assigned an integer , followed by " G. " , and then the Latin genitive of the constellation it lies in...	HD Henry Draper Catalogue The Henry Draper Catalogue is an astronomical star catalogue published between 1918 and 1924, giving spectroscopic classifications for 225,300 stars; it was later expanded by the Henry Draper Extension , published between 1925 and 1936, which gave classifications for 46,850 more stars, and by the...	HIP	vis. mag. Apparent magnitude The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere...	abs. mag. Absolute magnitude Absolute magnitude is the measure of a celestial object's intrinsic brightness. it is also the apparent magnitude a star would have if it were 32.6 light years away from Earth...	Dist. (ly)	Sp. class Stellar classification In astronomy, stellar classification is a classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics. The spectral class of a star is a designated class of a star describing the ionization of its chromosphere, what atomic excitations are most prominent in the light, giving an objective measure...	Notes
α Phe Alpha Phoenicis Alpha Phoenicis is the brightest star in the constellation Phoenix. It has the traditional name Ankaa, from the Arabic العنقاء al-‘anqā’ "the phoenix"...	α	48	2261	2081	2.40	0.52	77	K0III...	Ankaa, Nair al Zaurak, Cymbae, Lucida Cymbae
β Phe	β	85	6595	5165	3.32	−0.60	198	G8IIIvar
γ Phe	γ	106	9053	6867	3.41	−0.87	234	K5II-III
ε Phe	ε	39	496	765	3.88	0.71	140	K0III
κ Phe	κ	46	2262	2072	3.93	2.07	77	A7V
δ Phe	δ	109	9362	7083	3.93	0.66	147	K0III-IV
ζ Phe Zeta Phoenicis Zeta Phoenicis is a 280 light-year distant star in the constellation Phoenix. It is an Algol-type eclipsing binary star and its apparent magnitude fluctuates between 3.9 and 4.4 with a period of 1.66977 days...	ζ	89	6882	5348	3.94	−0.73	280	B6V + B0V
η Phe	η	68	4150	3405	4.36	0.02	240	A0IV
ψ Phe	ψ	126	11695	8837	4.39	−0.58	321	M4III SB
μ Phe	μ	64	3919	3245	4.59	0.19	247	G8III
ι Phe	ι	9	221760	116389	4.69	0.07	273	A2V	α² CVn variable
		11	222095	116602	4.74	0.80	200	A2V
λ¹ Phe	λ¹	54	2834	2472	4.76	1.15	172	A0V
		128	12055	9095	4.82	0.26	267	G8III
ν Phe Nu Phoenicis Nu Phoenicis is a main sequence dwarf star in the constellation Phoenix. It is similar to the Sun, although somewhat more massive and luminous...	ν	93	7570	5862	4.97	4.08	49	F8V	may have a dust disk Protoplanetary disk A protoplanetary disk is a rotating circumstellar disk of dense gas surrounding a young newly formed star, a T Tauri star, or Herbig Ae/Be star...
φ Phe	φ	127	11753	8882	5.12	0.24	309	A3V
π Phe	π	29	224554	118234	5.13	0.65	257	K1III
χ Phe	χ	130	12524	9459	5.15	−0.14	372	K5III
σ Phe	σ	19	223145	117315	5.18	−1.11	592	B3V
υ Phe	υ	88	6767	5300	5.21	1.29	198	A3V
ρ Phe	ρ	75	4919	3949	5.24	0.82	250	F2III	δ Sct variable Delta Scuti variable A Delta Scuti variable is a variable star which exhibits variations in its luminosity due to both radial and non-radial pulsations of the star's surface. Typical brightness fluctuations are from 0.003 to 0.9 magnitudes in V over a period of a few hours, although the amplitude and period of the...
		81	6245	4890	5.39	1.10	235	G8III
		49	2490	2240	5.42	−0.10	415	M0III
		103	8651	6592	5.42	1.03	247	K0III
120 G. Phe		120	10934	8240	5.49	−1.10	679	M3III
λ² Phe	λ²	59	3302	2802	5.51	2.72	118	F6V
		34	224865	107	5.53	−0.64	558	M2III
		58	3158	2711	5.57	3.53	84	F3IV-V
		129	12296	9313	5.57	1.06	260	K1III
		53	2726	2383	5.67	2.40	147	F2V
		37	142	522	5.70	3.66	84	G1IV...	has a planet Extrasolar planet An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a planet outside the Solar System. A total of such planets have been identified as of . It is now known that a substantial fraction of stars have planets, including perhaps half of all Sun-like stars... (b HD 142 b HD 142 b is a jovian exoplanet approximately 67 light years away in the constellation of Phoenix. This planet orbits about 1.045 AU from HD 142.... )
τ Phe	τ	33	224834	88	5.71	−0.41	546	G8III
ξ Phe	ξ	66	3980	3277	5.72	1.64	213	Ap	α² CVn variable
		72	4391	3583	5.80	4.93	49	G5IV
		132	13336	10035	5.84	−0.39	574	K1III
		135	13940	10440	5.91	0.86	334	G9III
		70	4293	3521	5.94	1.82	217	A7V
BD Phe		124	11413	8593	5.94	1.57	244	A1V	δ Sct variable
		63	3750	3137	6.00	1.16	303	K1IIICN...
		5	221323	116097	6.02	0.74	371	K0III
		27	224022	117880	6.03	3.80	91	F8IV
		60	3303	2789	6.04	1.59	253	K0IV
θ Phe	θ	12	222287	116737	6.07	1.42	278	A+...
		16	222803	117075	6.08	1.76	238	G8IV
ω Phe	ω	80	6192	4829	6.12	0.86	368	G8III
		123	11332	8552	6.14	0.25	490	K1IV
		71	4304	3527	6.15	2.87	148	F7III
		111	9414	7115	6.17	1.22	319	A2V
		139	15064	11231	6.17	3.70	102	G5IV
BB Phe		51	2724	2388	6.18	0.63	420	F2III	δ Sct variable
		121	11022	8320	6.18	−0.01	563	K5/M0III
		1	220802	115759	6.22	0.26	507	B9V
AW Phe		108	9184	6952	6.25	−1.14	982	M3III
		50	2529	2256	6.26	0.93	380	K0III
		104	8681	6595	6.26	−0.11	613	K1II
		112	9544	7189	6.27	1.74	263	F4V
		31	224750	25	6.28	1.97	237	G3IV
		73	4737	3807	6.28	0.90	388	G8III
		138	14832	11043	6.30	0.64	441	K0III
		38	469	730	6.32	0.55	466	G4IV...
		134	13423	10111	6.32	0.92	392	G8III
		17	223011	117219	6.32	2.25	213	A7V
		43	1483	1502	6.33	0.99	381	K2III
		137	14509	10832	6.36	0.29	534	K2III
		62	3488	2937	6.40	0.58	476	K0II/IIICN
		91	7082	5477	6.41	0.90	413	G6II/III
		114	9895	7443	6.43	3.55	123	F3/F5V
		2	221051	115907	6.43	0.36	533	K2III
		125	11421	8641	6.44	0.74	450	K1IIICN...
		32	224782	50	6.49	2.63	193	G1IV
AZ Phe		74	4849	3903	6.49	1.56	316	A9/F0III	δ Sct variable
		133	13387	10096	6.49	2.32	222	F3V
		23	223549	117571	6.49	0.87	434	G8III
		131	13218	9951	6.50	1.80	284	A4V
78 G. Phe HD 5388 HD 5388 is a 7th magnitude F-type main sequence star located approximately 175 light years away in the constellation Phoenix. This star is larger, hotter, brighter, and more massive than our Sun. Also its metal content is half as much as the Sun. In 2009, a gas giant planet was found in orbit...		78	5388	4311	6.8	3.2	174	F6V	has a planet (b HD 5388 b HD 5388 b is an extrasolar planet which orbits the F-type main sequence star HD 5388, located approximately 175 light years away in the constellation Phoenix. This planet is at least two times more massive than Jupiter and takes over two years to orbit the star at a semimajor axis of 1.76 AU with... )
HD 6434 HD 6434 HD 6434 is an 8th magnitude star in the constellation of Phoenix. It is a very Sun-like yellow dwarf star, but younger, being 3,200 million years old. Yellow dwarfs are not very luminous, so at a distance of 130 light years it is not visible to the unaided eye. With binoculars it is readily visible...			6434	5054	7.72	4.69	131	G2/G3V	has a planet (b HD 6434 b HD 6434 b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star HD 6434. It has a minimum mass about half that of Jupiter. It orbits the star very close, over 2.5 times as close as Mercury orbits the Sun. For this reason it completes one orbit in only 22 days... )
HD 8535 HD 8535 HD 8535 is an 8th magnitude G-type main sequence star located approximately 184 light years away in the constellation Phoenix. This star is larger, hotter, brighter, and more massive than our Sun. Also its metal content is slightly more than the Sun. In 2009, a gas giant planet was found in orbit...			8535	6511	7.72	3.97	184	G0V	has a planet (b HD 8535 b HD 8535 b is an extrasolar planet which orbits the G-type main sequence star HD 8535, located approximately 184 light years away in the constellation Phoenix. This planet has at least five-eighths the mass of Jupiter and takes 3.6 years to orbit the star at a semimajor axis of 2.47 AU... )
HD 2039 HD 2039 HD 2039 is a yellow dwarf or yellow subgiant star in the constellation Phoenix. The star is not visible to the naked eye, and lies approximately 330 light years away from the Sun...			2039	1931	9.01	4.24	293	G2/G3IV/V	has a planet (b HD 2039 b HD 2039 b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star HD 2039. It is almost five times as massive as Jupiter and has a very eccentric orbit.-External links:* *... )
WASP-18 WASP-18 WASP-18 is a magnitude 9 star located in the Phoenix constellation of the southern hemisphere. It has a mass of 1.25 solar masses.-Planetary system:...			10069	7562	9.30	4.18	344	F9	has a transiting planet (b WASP-18b WASP-18b is an extrasolar planet that is notable for having an orbital period of less than one day. It has a mass equal to 10 Jupiter masses, just below the boundary line between planets and brown dwarfs, about 13 Jupiter masses. Due to tidal deceleration, it is expected to spiral towards and... )
WASP-29					11.3		261	K4V	has a transiting planet (b)
WASP-5 WASP-5 WASP-5 is a magnitude 12 yellow dwarf star located about 910 light-years away in the Phoenix constellation.-Planetary system:This star has one extrasolar planet WASP-5b detected by the SuperWASP project in 2007.-External links:...					12.26	4.90	968	G4V	has a transiting planet (b WASP-5b WASP-5b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star WASP-5 located over 967 light-years away in the constellation Phoenix. The planet's mass and radius indicate that it is a gas giant with a similar bulk composition to Jupiter. The small orbital distance of WASP-5 b around its star mean it belongs to... )
WASP-4 WASP-4 WASP-4 is a G-type main sequence star approximately 1,000 light-years away in the constellation of Phoenix.-Planetary system:In 2007, an extrasolar planet, WASP-4b, was discovered orbiting this star....					12.6	5.21	979	G7V	has a transiting planet (b WASP-4b WASP-4b is an extrasolar planet approximately 1,000 light-years away in the constellation of Phoenix. The planet was discovered orbiting the star WASP-4 in October 2007. The planet's mass and radius indicate that it is a gas giant, similar to Jupiter... )
HE0107-5240 HE0107-5240 \|-! style="background-color: #FFFFC0;" colspan="2" \| Astrometry\|- style="vertical-align: top;"\| Apparent magnitude \| 15.86\|- style="vertical-align: top;"\| Distance \| 36.000 Ly...					15.17				ancient star, carbon star Carbon star A carbon star is a late-type star similar to a red giant whose atmosphere contains more carbon than oxygen; the two elements combine in the upper layers of the star, forming carbon monoxide, which consumes all the oxygen in the atmosphere, leaving carbon atoms free to form other carbon compounds,...

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