Asteria — interactive night sky map
Ankaa (Alpha Phoenicis) is a star in the constellation Phoenix with an apparent magnitude of 2.40. It lies about 85 light-years from Earth. It is visible to the naked eye under dark skies.
It is best placed in the evening sky around September. It is visible from the whole southern hemisphere and from northern latitudes up to about 48°N. It is circumpolar (never sets) south of latitude 48°S.