α-Ara (Star)

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

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From Cambridge , α-Ara is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name α-Ara
Object type Star
Other names
α-Ara
Alpha Arae
HR 6510[1]
HD 158427
NSV 8999
HIP 85792[3]
TYC 8350-2600-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:17h31m50s [2]
Declination:−49°52'34" [2]
Constellation:Ara
Magnitude:
Variable
2.80 (V) [2]
2.67 (BT) [2]
2.79 (VT) [2]
Distance:82.0 parsec
267.2 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):-0.10
Proper motion (speed):75.0 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):206.3°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-1.76

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