✨ Phoenix

Phe · phoenix · Southern sky

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Phoenix is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin, meaning phoenix; stars within it are named in the genitive form Phoenicis.

Facts about Phoenix

ConstellationPhoenix
IAU abbreviationPhe
Genitive (Latin)Phoenicis
Meaningphoenix
Brightest starAnkaa (apparent magnitude 2.38)
Area469 square degrees
HemisphereSouthern

Deep-sky objects in Phoenix

No Messier-catalogued object lies within this constellation’s borders.

Data: IAU-designated constellations & the Messier catalogue, via English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · stored statically.

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