How to see it
The Phe has a visual magnitude of about 6.47: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for The Phe: right ascension 23h 39m 28s, declination −46° 38′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Grus constellation (IAU figure Gru).
Catalog context
The Phe. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 116737, HD 222287, Gaia DR3 6525488231089676800. In the SkyKeepsake Grus (Gru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6525488231089676800
- HIP
- 116737
- HD
- 222287
- gaia_dr3
- 6525488231089676800
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- The Phe
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.47