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Star in the constellation Phoenix From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Epsilon Phoenicis is a star in the constellation Phoenix. Its apparent magnitude is 3.87.[2] Located around 144 light-years (44 pc) distant, it is an orange giant of spectral type K0III,[3] a star that has used up its core hydrogen and has expanded.
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Phoenix |
Right ascension | 00h 09m 24.64154s[1] |
Declination | −45° 44′ 50.7315″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 3.87[2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | K0III[3] |
U−B color index | +0.84[2] |
B−V color index | +1.02[2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | -9.20[4] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: +121.52[1] mas/yr Dec.: -179.83[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 22.62 ± 0.45 mas[1] |
Distance | 144 ± 3 ly (44.2 ± 0.9 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | 0.65[5] |
Details | |
Luminosity | 67.21[5] L☉ |
Temperature | 4,750[6] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | +0.01[5] dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | < 1.5[7] km/s |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
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