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Phi Cen has a visual magnitude of about 3.81: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for Phi Cen: right ascension 13h 58m 16s, declination −42° 6′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).

Phi Cen. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68245, HD 121743, Gaia DR3 6110381256839901440. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.