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

Name π-Ara
Object type Star
Other names
π-Ara
Pi Arae
HR 6549[1]
HD 159492
HIP 86305[3]
TYC 8733-2365-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 5921246427739258112[4]
Position
Right ascension:17h38m05s [4]
Declination:−54°30'03" [4]
Constellation:Ara
Magnitude:5.25 (V) [2]
5.48 (BT) [2]
5.27 (VT) [2]
5.21 (G) [4]
5.30 (BP) [4]
5.04 (RP) [4]
Distance:41.0 parsec
133.7 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):0.18
Proper motion (speed):158.1 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):198.7°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):2.18

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