Ankaa (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Ankaa is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 6° above the horizon.
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Name
Ankaa
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h26m17s [2] |
| Declination: | -42°18'21" [2] |
| Constellation: | Phoenix |
| Magnitude: | 2.38 (V) [2] 3.78 (BT) [2] 2.50 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 26.0 parsec 84.7 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.09 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 425.7 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 146.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.31 |
Sources