  JHKs near-infrared photometry of stars in the Phoenix dwarf galaxy is
presented and discussed. Combining these data with the optical photometry of
Massey et al. allows a rather clean separation of field stars from Phoenix
members. The discovery of a Mira variable (P = 425 days), which is almost
certainly a carbon star, leads to an estimate of the distance modulus of
23.10+/-0.18 that is consistent with other estimates and indicates the
existence of a significant population of age ~2 Gyr. The two carbon stars of Da
Costa have M{bol} = -3.8 and are consistent with belonging to a population of
similar age; some other possible members of such a population are identified. A
Da Costa non-carbon star is Delta Ks~0.3 mag brighter than these two carbon
stars. It may be an AGB star of the dominant old population. The nature of
other stars lying close to it in the Ks,(J-Ks) diagram needs studying.
