Phoenix
HemisphereSouthern Sky
Area469 sq deg
SymbolPhoenix
About Phoenix
The Phoenix. Named after the mythical bird that rises from its own ashes. Introduced by Keyser and de Houtman. The brightest star Ankaa is an orange giant 77 light-years away. Phoenix contains the El Gordo galaxy cluster, the most massive distant galaxy cluster known at 3 million billion solar masses.
More from Southern Sky
Scorpius
The Scorpion. Antares is a red supergiant so large that if placed at the Suns position it ...
Canis Major
The Greater Dog. Contains Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky at magnitude -1.46. ...
Crux
The smallest of the 88 constellations but the most famous in the Southern Hemisphere. Appe...
Centaurus
The Centaur. Contains Alpha Centauri, the closest star system at 4.37 light-years. Alpha C...