Star
Ankaa
Orange star · K0III...
α Phoenicis · Phoenix
Shown in its true colour — like most stars, it is too far away to photograph as more than a point of light.
Alpha Phoenicis, formally named Ankaa, is the brightest star in the constellation of Phoenix.
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Key facts
Distance
~84.7 light-years
Apparent mag.
+2.40
Spectral type
K0III...
Luminosity
64.4 × Sun
Absolute mag.
+0.33
Catalogue
HIP 2081
Spectral type
K0III...
True colour from its B–V index (1.08): a surface around 4600 K.
Did you know
- Ankaa is also known as α Phoenicis.
- Its spectral type K0III... marks it as a orange star.
- It lies in the constellation Phoenix.
