Ankaa
HIP 2081; Alpha Phe
HIP 2081; Alpha Phe
DoubleStar
Phe
Visible
Level 3
Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
2.39
Spectral Type
K0.5IIIb
Star Color
Orange
(B-V 1.09)
Distance
84.7 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
00h 26m 17.0s
Dec
-42° 18' 22.0"
Constellation
Phe
HR
99
HIP
2081
Bayer
Alpha
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Multiple Star System
Separation
183.0″
Companion Mag
9.4
Position Angle
132°
Star Colors
A: Orange
Discoverer
CRU9004
Eyepiece View
32x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 1.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 183.0″ · PA: 132° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Spectral Classification
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Stellar Notes
A* 2.38 K0III, 10.538y, a = 0.072".
3848.83d, K 5.8k/s, V0 +75.2k/s, asini 289.
ANKAA; Nair al Zaurak; Cymbae; Lucida Cymbae; Head of Phoenix.
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