Ankaa is a cooler, older star that is no longer on the main sequence of a typical lifespan for a star, destined to eventually become a white dwarf. Ankaa shines in the orange to red spectrum of light. In its current state Ankaa has a radius of about 13 times that of our own star, yet with only 2.5 times our sun's mass, it is much less dense.
Name: Ankaa
Designation: Alpha Phoenicis
Constellation: Phoenix
Hemisphere: Southern
Spectral Class: K-type orange giant
Temperature: 4,700K
Distance: 123 LY
Apparent Magnitude: 2.24
Ankaa is a cooler, older star that is no longer on the main sequence of a typical lifespan for a star, destined to eventually become a white dwarf. Ankaa shines in the orange to red spectrum of light. In its current state Ankaa has a radius of about 13 times that of our own star, yet with only 2.5 times our sun's mass, it is much less dense.
Name: Ankaa
Designation: Alpha Phoenicis
Constellation: Phoenix
Hemisphere: Southern
Spectral Class: K-type orange giant
Temperature: 4,700K
Distance: 123 LY
Apparent Magnitude: 2.24