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PHœNIX

(Abbreviation: Phe)

 

One of the ‘Southern Birds’.  It is not very distinctive, and Ankaa is only bright star; there are however seven stars above the fourth magnitude.

 

 

BRIGHTEST STARS

 

STAR

R.A.

DEC

MAG.

ABS.MAG.

SPEC

DIST.PC

H

M

S

o

i

23

35

04.4

-42

36

54

4.71

?

A

25?

Î

00

09

24.6

-45

44

51

3.88

0.2

KO

23

k

00

26

12.1

-43

40

48

3.94

1.7

A3

19

a

00

26

17.0

-42

18

22

2.39

0.2

KO

24 ANKAA  l/y 93

m

00

41

19.5

-46

05

06

4.59

0.3

G8

70

h

00

43

21.2

-57

27

48

4.36

0.0

AO

71

b

01

06

05.0

-46

43

07

3.31

0.3

G8

40

z

01

08

23.0

-55

14

45

var

-0.2

B8

67

g

01

28

21.9

-43

19

06

3.41

-4.4

K5

280

d

01

31

15.0

-49

04

22

3.95

1.7

KO

28

y

01

53

38.7

-46

18

09

4.41

-0.5

M4

96

 

DOUBLES

 

STAR

R.A.

DEC

MAGS.

P.A.

DIST.”

H

M

S

o

q

23

43

05.9

-46

18

44

6.7,7.4

272

4.2  SLOW BINARY

b

01

06

05.0

-46

43

07

4.1,4.1

352

1.3  SLOW BINARY

 

VARIABLES

 

STAR

R.A.

DEC

RANGE

PERIOD,D

SPEC

TYPE

H

M

o

R

23

53.9

-50

05

7.5---14.4

286

M

MIRA

S

23

56.5

-56

51

7.4---8.2

141

M

SEMI-REGULAR

z

01

08.4

-55

15

3.6---4.1

1.67

B8

ECLIPSING; ALSO VISUAL TRIPLE

SX

23

43.9

-41

51

7.1---7.5

0.0549

A

RR LYRÆ (DWARF CEPHEID)-ITS PERIOD OF 79m 10s IS ONE OF THE SHORTEST KNOWN. ITS ABSOLUTE MAG IS ABOUT 4.1, AND IT DIST ABOUT 43 pc

 

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