Phoenix constellation
Latin Phoenix, genitive Phoenicis, abbreviation Phe
North up, east to the left, as you see the sky. The lines are a common figure; the stars are from the catalogue.
When can Phoenix be seen?
It stands highest around 10 pm in November. It can be seen from everywhere south of 33°N, and it never sets south of 48°S.
The brightest stars
| Star | Designation | Magnitude | Colour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ankaa | α Phe | 2.39 | orange |
| – | β Phe | 3.31 | yellow |
| – | γ Phe | 3.41 | reddish |
| – | ε Phe | 3.88 | orange |
| Wurren | ζ Phe | 3.92 | bluish |
| – | κ Phe | 3.94 | white |
| – | δ Phe | 3.95 | yellow |
| – | η Phe | 4.36 | white |
The smaller the number, the brighter: below 1 are the brightest stars of the sky, 4 is hard to see under a city sky. Greek letters after Johann Bayer (1603).