What is Phoenix?

Astronomical phenomena bring knowledge about Phoenix, one of the southern constellations. Located in the south of yufu, north of cuckoo, between Bojiang River and crane. That is, the constellation between the two bright stars is not very bright, namely, Beiluoshimen of Nanyu and Shuiweiyi of Bojiang. Phoenix (astronomy) Phoenix is one of the southern constellations. Located in the south of yufu, north of cuckoo, between Bojiang River and crane. That is, the constellation between the two bright stars is not very bright, namely, Beiluoshimen of Nanyu and Shuiweiyi of Bojiang. Although the stars in this constellation are not very bright, they can basically be regarded as the image of a newborn phoenix taking off from the flames. 1603, German amateur astronomer Bayer named this part Phoenix constellation. Celestial Name: Phoenix Latin Name: Phe Latin abbreviation: PHE symbol: Phoenix Right ascension: 0: 40 declination: -48 degree area: 469 square degree area ranking: 37th bright asterisk: 1 brightest star: Phoenix Alpha meteor shower: Phoenix meteor shower adjacent constellations: sculpture, crane, cuckoo, Aquarius, wave. The best observation time of celestial stars: 165438+ 10 month; Optimum observation latitude: 30° n-90° s；; Apparent magnitude of the brightest star: 2.39 genus: Phoenix; Complete visual range: 32° n-90° s；; Overview of Constellation: Phoenix is a dark constellation between Luoshimen in the north of Nanyu Island and the tail I of Bojiang River. The phoenix in the name of the constellation actually refers to what westerners call the immortal bird. It is said that it is a god bird before the arrival of the sun god. It burns itself every 500 years and then regenerates from the ashes of its own cremation. Phoenix is a smaller constellation in the south, which was discovered by Dutch navigators PieterDirkszoonKeyser and FrederickdeHoutman, and spread by Uranometria in john bell in 1603. Center position: Right ascension 0: 40, declination -48 degrees. South of yufu, north of cuckoo, between crane and Bojiang River. Alpha star is a second-class star, and there are two third-class stars and six fourth-class stars. As a southern constellation, it can only be seen in the tropics and southern hemisphere, and its geometric center passes through the meridian at the night of 65438+1October 4.