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Ankaa

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Not above the horizon after darkNever rises from London

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Where is Ankaa?

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Below the horizon from London all the time in Phoenix.

Ankaa never rises from London: it is too far south in the sky for this latitude.

This is position and timing only: clouds, haze and light pollution aren’t included.

Ankaa looks orange to the eye (color is easier to see in binoculars). Its spectral type is K0.5IIIb: orange giant (cooler than the Sun).

A orange point of light, visible even from many towns when it’s clear.

Brighter, and its orange color is easier to see.

Still a point of light: no amateur telescope shows a star’s surface.

What you’re likely to see, not what a space telescope photographs. General guidance from catalog brightness and size, not a forecast for tonight.

Ankaa is a star in Phoenix, shining at magnitude 2.4. Its spectral type, K0.5IIIb, marks it as: orange giant (cooler than the Sun).

Sources: SkyMate; Wikidata (CC0). Positions computed for your place and time with astronomy-engine. Data & Licences