Ankaa (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , Ankaa is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 6° above the horizon.

Name Ankaa
Object type Star
Other names
Ankaa
α-Phe
Alpha Phoenicis
HR 99[1]
HD 2261
HIP 2081[3]
TYC 7527-1031-1[2]
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

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