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 -75→
SolPhoDeiTerVenJovSat
123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728
1 Phoenix -75 2 Phoenix -75 3 Phoenix -75 4 Phoenix -75 5 Phoenix -75 6 Phoenix -75 7 Phoenix -75 8 Phoenix -75 9 Phoenix -75 10 Phoenix -75 11 Phoenix -75 12 Phoenix -75 13 Phoenix -75 14 Phoenix -75 15 Phoenix -75 16 Phoenix -75 17 Phoenix -75 18 Phoenix -75 19 Phoenix -75 20 Phoenix -75 21 Phoenix -75 22 Phoenix -75 23 Phoenix -75 24 Phoenix -75 25 Phoenix -75 26 Phoenix -75 27 Phoenix -75 28 Phoenix -75 1 Pegasus -74 23 March 1469 24 March 1469 25 March 1469 26 March 1469 27 March 1469 28 March 1469 29 March 1469 30 March 1469 31 March 1469 1 April 1469 2 April 1469 3 April 1469 4 April 1469 5 April 1469 6 April 1469 7 April 1469 8 April 1469 9 April 1469 10 April 1469 11 April 1469 12 April 1469 13 April 1469 14 April 1469 15 April 1469 16 April 1469 17 April 1469 18 April 1469 19 April 1469 20 April 1469 21 April 1469
MS -197781 MS -197782 MS -197783 MS -197784 MS -197785 MS -197786 MS -197787 MS -197788 MS -197789 MS -197790 MS -197791 MS -197792 MS -197793 MS -197794 MS -197795 MS -197796 MS -197797 MS -197798 MS -197799 MS -197800 MS -197801 MS -197802 MS -197803 MS -197804 MS -197805 MS -197806 MS -197807 MS -197808 MS -197753 MD -203285 MD -203284 MD -203283 MD -203282 MD -203281 MD -203280 MD -203279 MD -203278 MD -203277 MD -203276 MD -203275 MD -203274 MD -203273 MD -203272 MD -203271 MD -203270 MD -203269 MD -203268 MD -203267 MD -203266 MD -203265 MD -203264 MD -203263 MD -203262 MD -203261 MD -203260 MD -203259 MD -203258 MD -203257 MD -203256