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Ankaa

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Ankaa is an orange K0III normal giant. The spectral type implies an effective temperature of 4500 K, a diameter 16 times that of the sun, and a mass about four times that of the sun. The luminosity of the star would be about 80 times that of the sun.

 


Ankaa is similar to many of the visible stars of the night sky, being an orange giant of relatively average stellar size.

ANKAA (Alpha Phe)
Phoenix was named by Johann Bayer. It lies between Grus and Eridanus. According to mythology, the Phoenix was a bird of incredible beauty who would live for 500 years.

Ankaa = Alpha Phoenicis
Gamma Phe = Gamma Phoenicis
Zeta Phe = Zeta Phoenicis
HR 6 Phe = HR 6 Phoenicis # ...

* (α Phe) 2.40 Ankaa or Nair al Zaurak or Cymbae [Lucida Cymbae]:*: al-canqā' The phoenix [a fabulous bird in Arabian myth]:*: an-na'ir az-zawraq The bright one of the boat:*: l"cida cumbæ The brightness of the skiff ...

Named stars: Alpha Phe (Ankaa)
Info: This constellation is named for the Egyptian myth of the Phoenix, who burns himself every 500 years to emerge rejuvenated from the ashes.
Pictor (Easel) ...

Phoenix only has two stars brighter than magnitude 5.0. [6612] alpha Phoenicis or Ankaa ("the phoenix") is an orange giant about 80 light-years distant. It is also known as Nair al-Zaurak ("the bright star of the skiff").

The constellation was invented by the Dutch navigators Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman, and first appeared in Johan Beyer's altas of 1603. The only named star in Phoenix is Ankaa (α Phe).

Ankaa Alpha Phoenicis
Antares Alpha Scorpii
Arcturus Alpha Bootis
Arich Gamma Virginis
Arided Alpha Cygni
Arkab Beta Sagittarii
Arkab Prior Beta-1 Sagittarii
Arkab Posterior Beta-2 Sagittarii
Arm Eta Capricorni
Arneb Alpha Leporis
Arrakis Mu Draconis ...

Unicorn Mus Musca Fly Nor Norma Level Oct Octans Octant Oph Ophiuchus Serpent Holder Ras Alhague Ori Orion Orion Betelgeuze Pav Pavo Peacock Joo Tseo (Peacock) Peg Pegasus Pegasus Markab Per Perseus Perseus Marfak (Algenib) Phe Phoenix Phoenix Ankaa ...

See also: Phoenix, Star, Constellation, Eridanus, Sun