σ-Ara (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , σ-Ara is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 2° above the horizon.

Name σ-Ara
Object type Star
Other names
σ-Ara
Sigma Arae
1-Ara
1 Arae
HR 6537[1]
HD 159217
HIP 86092[3]
TYC 8342-6346-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 5949068676156098944[4]
Position
Right ascension:17h35m39s [4]
Declination:−46°30'21" [4]
Constellation:Ara
Magnitude:4.56 (V) [2]
4.53 (BT) [2]
4.56 (VT) [2]
4.52 (G) [4]
4.54 (BP) [4]
4.51 (RP) [4]
Distance:117.3 parsec
382.2 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):-0.03
Proper motion (speed):46.7 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):212.4°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-0.78

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