Where is Phoenix?

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. So in 1603, German amateur astronomer Bayer named this part of the constellation Phoenix.

Legend has it that the phoenix is a bird before the arrival of the sun god. It burns itself every 500 years and then regenerates from the ashes of its own cremation. In the southern hemisphere, every spring night, people can see the king of birds leading cuckoos, peacocks, swallows, cranes and five birds dancing in the South Pole. Phoenix is a dark constellation, located between Beiluoshimen of Nanyu and Weiyi 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.