Phoenix
constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
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Summary
Phoenix is a constellation[1]. Phoenix draws 1,710 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #43 of 85).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Petrus Plancius[3]
- Shares border with: Sculptor[4], Grus[5], Tucana[6], Hydrus[7], Eridanus[8], Fornax[9]
- Named after: phoenix[10]
- Part of: Southern Celestial Hemisphere[11]
- Commons category: Phoenix (constellation)[12]
- Time of discovery or invention: 1597[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Phoenix (constellation)[14]
- Commons gallery: Phoenix (constellation)[15]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16]
- Topic has template: Template:Phoenix (constellation)[17], Šablona:Souhvězdí Fénixe[18]
- Official name: Phoenix[19]
- Short name: Phe[20]
- Different from: Phoenix[21]
- Area: 469 square degree[22]
Why It Matters
Phoenix has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Phoenix is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]