IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)
Phoenix
The Phoenix
OriginKeyser/de Houtman
AbbreviationPhe
GenitivePhoenicis
Pronunciation/ˈfiːnɪks/ genitive /fɪˈnaɪsɪs/
FEE-nix
LocationSouthern Hemisphere
Primary StarAnkaa (α Phe)
Right Ascention 0h 26m Declination -42° 18'
Martian Solar Lag δ(🜨→♂) +0.012 h (0.7 min)
Phoenix is a modern constellation created by Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman in the late sixteenth century. It represents the large mythical bird. The Phoenix is the symbol of rebirth. It would immolate itself in intervals of about 500 years. At the end of its life cycle it would build a pyre out of twigs and spices and once lit, it would allow it to become consumed by the flames. Out of the ashes a new Phoenix would be born.
www.underthesky.com
Phoenix as depicted by Johannes Hevelius in his Firmamentum Sobiescianum sive Uranographia (1687). Via www.underthenightsky.com.
←Phoenix -250→
SolPhoDeiTerVenJovSat
123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728
1 Phoenix -250 2 Phoenix -250 3 Phoenix -250 4 Phoenix -250 5 Phoenix -250 6 Phoenix -250 7 Phoenix -250 8 Phoenix -250 9 Phoenix -250 10 Phoenix -250 11 Phoenix -250 12 Phoenix -250 13 Phoenix -250 14 Phoenix -250 15 Phoenix -250 16 Phoenix -250 17 Phoenix -250 18 Phoenix -250 19 Phoenix -250 20 Phoenix -250 21 Phoenix -250 22 Phoenix -250 23 Phoenix -250 24 Phoenix -250 25 Phoenix -250 26 Phoenix -250 27 Phoenix -250 28 Phoenix -250 2 Pegasus -249 25 December 1139 26 December 1139 27 December 1139 28 December 1139 29 December 1139 30 December 1139 31 December 1139 1 January 1140 2 January 1140 3 January 1140 4 January 1140 5 January 1140 6 January 1140 7 January 1140 8 January 1140 9 January 1140 10 January 1140 11 January 1140 12 January 1140 13 January 1140 14 January 1140 15 January 1140 16 January 1140 17 January 1140 18 January 1140 19 January 1140 20 January 1140 21 January 1140 22 January 1140 23 January 1140
MS -314785 MS -314786 MS -314787 MS -314788 MS -314789 MS -314790 MS -314791 MS -314792 MS -314793 MS -314794 MS -314795 MS -314796 MS -314797 MS -314798 MS -314799 MS -314800 MS -314801 MS -314802 MS -314803 MS -314804 MS -314805 MS -314806 MS -314807 MS -314808 MS -314809 MS -314810 MS -314811 MS -314812 MS -314757 MD -323539 MD -323538 MD -323537 MD -323536 MD -323535 MD -323534 MD -323533 MD -323532 MD -323531 MD -323530 MD -323529 MD -323528 MD -323527 MD -323526 MD -323525 MD -323524 MD -323523 MD -323522 MD -323521 MD -323520 MD -323519 MD -323518 MD -323517 MD -323516 MD -323515 MD -323514 MD -323513 MD -323512 MD -323511 MD -323510