Xi Phoenicis
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Right ascension | 00h 41m 46.30191s |
| Declination | −56° 30′ 05.2370″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.70 + 9.98 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | A3 Vp(SrCr v. st; K sn) |
| B−V color index | +0.19 |
| Variable type | α2 CVn |
| Astrometry | |
| ξ Phe A | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +9.8±2.9 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +90.35 mas/yr Dec.: +56.79 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 14.6127±0.0903 mas |
| Distance | 223 ± 1 ly (68.4 ± 0.4 pc) |
| Absolute bolometric magnitude (Mbol) | 1.64±0.079 |
| ξ Phe B | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +9.19±0.28 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +92.61 mas/yr Dec.: +54.69 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 14.7541 ± 0.0357 mas |
| Distance | 221.1 ± 0.5 ly (67.8 ± 0.2 pc) |
| Details | |
| ξ Phe A | |
| Mass | 1.91±0.03 M☉ |
| Radius | 2.04±0.26 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 17.4+1.7 −1.6 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.0±0.2 cgs |
| Temperature | 8,300±250 K |
| Rotation | 3.9516±0.0003 d |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 22.5±2 km/s |
| Age | 680+100 −120 Myr |
| ξ Phe B | |
| Mass | 0.81 M☉ |
| Radius | 0.76+0.04 −0.03 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 0.328±0.001 L☉ |
| Temperature | 4,999+116 −100 K |
| Other designations | |
| ξ Phe, CD−57°137, HD 3980, HIP 3277, HR 183, SAO 232152, WDS J00418-5630A | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Xi Phoenicis, Latinized from ξ Phoenicis, is a visual binary star system in the southern constellation of Phoenix. It is faintly visible to the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of 5.70. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 14.61 mas as measured from Earth, it is located around 223 light years from the Sun. The system is moving away from the Sun with a radial velocity of about +10 km/s.