Phoenix

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Phoenix is a small southern-sky constellation named after the mythical firebird, visible primarily from the Southern Hemisphere.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constellation
southern-sky constellation
abbreviation Phe
belongsTo modern 88 constellations
bestVisibleIn November
borderedBy Eridanus NERFINISHED
Fornax NERFINISHED
Grus NERFINISHED
Hydrus NERFINISHED
Sculptor
Tucana NERFINISHED
containsBrightStar Ankaa NERFINISHED
containsDeepSkyObject NGC 37 NERFINISHED
NGC 625 NERFINISHED
Robert’s Quartet NERFINISHED
containsExoplanetHostStar HD 142 NERFINISHED
HD 16175 NERFINISHED
HD 2039 NERFINISHED
HD 215497 NERFINISHED
WASP-18 NERFINISHED
WASP-29 NERFINISHED
WASP-4 NERFINISHED
WASP-5 NERFINISHED
containsGalaxyCluster Phoenix Cluster NERFINISHED
containsStar β Phoenicis NERFINISHED
γ Phoenicis NERFINISHED
κ Phoenicis NERFINISHED
declinationRange about −40° to −57°
firstPublishedBy Johann Bayer NERFINISHED
firstPublishedIn Uranometria NERFINISHED
genitiveForm Phoenicis
hasArea 469 square degrees
hasBayerStars 19
hasFlamsteedStars 10
hasMainStars 13
introducedBy Petrus Plancius NERFINISHED
introducedIn late 16th century
liesInQuadrant SQ1
locatedIn southern celestial hemisphere
namedAfter Phoenix (mythological bird) NERFINISHED
partOf Bayer constellations NERFINISHED
rankByArea 37th largest constellation
recognizedBy International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED
rightAscensionRange about 23h to 2h
symbolizes mythical firebird
visibleAtLatitudesBetween +32° and −80°
visibleFrom Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

constellation Tucana borderingConstellation Phoenix
subject surface form: Tucana
WASP-96 constellation Phoenix
Sigma Alpha Mu symbol Phoenix