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Since Phoenix is considered a minor southern constellation and it's stars are not very bright, the only star that was really named was Alpha Phoenicis or Aanka (Arabic for "the boat") Check out the link below under "Sources and related links:" for more detailed information.

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What color is the phoenix constellation?

Constellation's cannot be colors, but individual stars in a constellation can be. The Phoenix constellation is made up of 7 stars


How many main stars make up the constellation Phoenix?

12 stars make up the phoenix constellation.


What type of stars are in Phoenix?

Phoenix is a minor constellation in the southern sky.It is named after the Phoenix a mythical bird. There are only two stars in the whole constellation which are brighter in magnitude 5.0.Alpha Phoenicis is named Ankaa , an Arabic word meaning "The Phoenix"


Is the constellation Phoenix the same constellation also known as Aquarius?

No, the constellation Phoenix and the constellation Aquarius are two separate constellations in the night sky. They are different groupings of stars with distinct shapes and mythological backgrounds. Phoenix is named after the mythological bird, while Aquarius is named after the water bearer.


What stars make up the constellation Phoenix?

There are eight visible stars that make up the constellation Phoenix. They are: Ankaa, Beta Phoenicis, Gamma Phoenicis, Phoenicis, Phoenicis, Phoenicis,Kappa Phoenicis, Iota Phoenicis, Zeta Phoenicis, and Mu Phoenicis.


How many stars make up the Phoenix Constellation?

In the constellation Phoenix, there are 12 stars. The abbreviation for this constellation is Phe. The myth for this constellation and how it got its name is the phoenix would apparently end its life in a burning conflagration, only to rise once more from ashes and live again. It's said to live for five hundred years. After this period of time it collects nice smelling wood to only pile it up and be consumed of fire and flame. For it to only come to life once more. If you have ever seen Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix, you may recall a phoenix in a cage consumed with fire and flame only to rise from its ashes and live once more.


Surface temperature of phoenix constellation stars?

A constellation is an imaginary pattern in the sky formed by imaginary lines that connect several stars. The individual stars in a constellation have no relationship or association to each other. Every star in a constellation generally has a different color, temperature, size, age, and distance from earth.


How far is the star of the Phoenix constellation?

A constellation has several stars, at different distances. However, the only prominent star in Phoenix is Alpha Phoenicis (at just barely second magnitude), which is about 85 light-years away.


What is the abbreviation for the constellation Phoenix?

The abbreviation for the constellation Phoenix is "Phe."


Is the Phoenix constellation in the northern hemisphere?

No, the Phoenix constellation is actually in the southern hemisphere.


What are the Phoenix constellation color and surface temperature?

Phoenix is a constellation, not a single star. The constellation contains a very large number of stars and other cosmic objects which have no astrophysical relationship with one another. It is simply that they are located in such a direction, and are so far away, that they appear to move together. The different objects vary enormously in their colour and surface temperatures.


How far is constellation ''Phoenix'' from earth?

Any constellation is a group of stars that appear to form some kind of pattern, but have no connection with each other. They all happen to be in roughly the same direction from us, but they're all at different distances. So there's no such thing as a constellation's distance from us.