Blue-white main-sequence star · Phoenix
Wurren
Also known as: ζ Phoenicis (ζ Phe), HIP 5348
mag 3.9300 light-years
About
Wurren (ζ Phoenicis) is a blue-white main-sequence star of magnitude 3.9 in Phoenix, about 300 light-years away.
How to find it
- Wurren is in the constellation Phoenix.
- Best evenings: around late November it is highest at about 9 pm (10 pm in summer time); a month earlier, two hours later.
- Where on Earth: it is seen well, at least 10° up, from south of 25° N.
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What you will see
- EyesVisible from the suburbs on a clear night, but lost in bright city skies.
- Binoculars (10×50)A sharp point; binoculars bring out its colour and the fainter stars around it.
- Telescope (6–8 inch)Still a point of light at any magnification — stars are too far away to show a disc. Low in the sky, bright stars twinkle and flash colours.
Stars look the same in any instrument: brighter and sharper, but never bigger.
Facts
| Proper name | Wurren |
|---|---|
| Designation | ζ Phoenicis (ζ Phe) |
| Hipparcos number | HIP 5348 |
| Type | Blue-white main-sequence star |
| Spectral type | B6V + B0V |
| Colour | Blue-whiteB−V colour index −0.12 |
| Magnitude | 3.9The smaller the number, the brighter. |
| Distance | 300 light-yearsThe light you see left it around 1730. |
| Proper motion | 0.036″ per year across the sky |
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 01h 08m 23.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −55° 14′ 45″ |
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Star data: HYG Database by David Nash, CC BY-SA 4.0. All data sources →