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Alpha Phoenicis (α Phe / α Phoenicis) is the brightest star in the Constellation Phoenix . It also has the traditional name '''Ankaa''' (''phoenix'' in Arabic ). Medieval Arab astronomers formed the constellation of the dhow (small boat) where the Phoenix is, so another popular name for the star is ''Nair al-Zaurak'', or "the bright one of the boat". Ankaa is similar to many of the visible stars of the night sky, being an orange subgiant of relatively average stellar size. It is currently thought to be in the midst of a short but stable Helium burning phase of its Stellar Evolution , although it likely won't be long in astronomical terms before it sheds its outer layers in a Planetary Nebula and ends its life quietly as a White Dwarf . It is known that Ankaa has a small stellar companion, but currently little to nothing is known about the companion. |
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