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Proper Names	Ankaa, Nair al Zaurak, Head of Phoenix
Bayer Designation	Alpha Phoenicis
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	99
HD	2261
Constellation	Phoenix
Right Ascension	0h 26m 17s
Declination	-42° 18' 22"
Distance	85 light years 26 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +2.4 Absolute: +0.3
Spectral Class	K0III Orange Giant
Optimum Visibility	October
Notes	With a name deriving from the Arabic for 'Phoenix', Ankaa lies approximately halfway between brighter Achernar and Fomalhaut among the stars of Earth's southern skies. The giant star in the centre of the Ankaa system is orbited by a small binary companion at a distance of some 7 AU.

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