λ-Ara (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , λ-Ara is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
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Name
λ-Ara
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 17h40m23s [4] |
| Declination: | −49°24'58" [4] |
| Constellation: | Ara |
| Magnitude: | 4.76 (V) [2] 5.23 (BT) [2] 4.80 (VT) [2] 4.63 (G) [4] 4.86 (BP) [4] 4.27 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 21.0 parsec 68.3 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.36 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 204.2 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 149.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 3.15 |
Sources