giant · K0.5III

Ankaa

Ankaa is a orange giant (spectral type K0.5III) about 85 light-years away. With an apparent magnitude of 2.4 it is easy to see even from a city.

The brightest star in Phoenix.

Its light output is roughly 60 times that of the Sun (a rough estimate in visible light, calculated from brightness and distance).

It is never visible from Germany, as it lies too far south.

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Key facts

Distance
≈ 85 light-years
Spectral type
K0.5III (giant)
Colour
Orange
Apparent magnitude
2.4 mag
Luminosity
≈ 60 × Sun
Position
Right ascension 0h 26m, declination -42.3°

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Data: Hipparcos / HYG catalogue (CC BY-SA 4.0). Luminosity and visibility are calculated estimates.