The star α-Ara
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn (click to change), α-Ara is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 1° above the horizon.
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Name
α-Ara
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Ara |
| Magnitude: Variable | 2.80 (V)[2] 2.67 (BT)[2] 2.79 (VT)[2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.10 |
| Right Ascension: | 17h31m50s [2] |
| Declination: | -49°52'34" [2] |
| Distance: | 73.0 parsec 238.0 lightyears [1] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 74.1 mas/yr [1] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 205.9° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | -1.51 |