Phoenix
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Rank: #37
469 sq. deg.
Phoenix is a minor constellation in the southern sky. Named after the mythical phoenix, it was first depicted on a celestial atlas by Johann Bayer in his 1603 Uranometria. The French explorer and astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille charted the brighter stars and gave their Bayer designations in 1756.
IAU constellation map showing the boundaries and main stars
Phoenix
| Genitive | Phoenicis |
| Symbolism | The Phoenix |
| Right ascension | 01h 00m 00s |
| Declination | -50° 00' 00" |
| Area | |
| Area rank | 37 |
| Brightest star | |
| Best visible at 21:00 | Variable |
Deep-Sky Objects Summary
32
Brightest Stars
0
Open Clusters
0
Globular Clusters
30
Galaxies
0
Nebulae
Brightest Stars
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Galaxies
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