List of stars in Ara

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Ara, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name

B

Var

HD

HIP

RA

Dec

Dist. (ly)

Notes

β

157244

85258

17^h 25^m 18.00^s

−55° 31′ 47.4″

2.84

−3.49

603

K0/1Ib

α Ara

α

158427

85792

17^h 31^m 50.52^s

−49° 52′ 33.5″

2.84

−1.51

242

B2Vne

Choo, Tchou; λ Eri and γ Cas variable, V_max = 2.73^m, V_min = 3.00^m, P = 0.98127 d

ζ Ara

ζ

152786

83081

16^h 58^m 37.23^s

−55° 59′ 24.2″

3.12

−3.11

574

K5III

γ Ara

γ

157246

85267

17^h 25^m 23.66^s

−56° 22′ 39.7″

3.31

−4.40

1136

B1Ib

δ Ara

δ

158094

85727

17^h 31^m 05.98^s

−60° 41′ 01.0″

3.60

−0.19

187

B8V

θ Ara

θ

165024

88714

18^h 06^m 37.88^s

−50° 05′ 29.2″

3.65

−3.81

1012

B2Ib

η Ara

η

151249

82363

16^h 49^m 47.11^s

−59° 02′ 28.7″

3.77

−1.14

313

K5III

binary star

ε¹ Ara

ε¹

152980

83153

16^h 59^m 35.05^s

−53° 09′ 37.8″

4.06

−0.79

304

K4III

σ Ara

σ

159217

86092

17^h 35^m 39.61^s

−46° 30′ 20.1″

4.56

−0.80

385

A0V

λ Ara

λ

160032

86486

17^h 40^m 23.73^s

−49° 24′ 54.6″

4.76

3.06

71

F3IV

suspected δ Sct variable

μ Ara

μ

160691

86796

17^h 44^m 08.72^s

−51° 50′ 00.9″

5.12

4.20

50

G3IV-V

Cervantes, has four planets (b, c, d, & e)

κ Ara

κ

157457

85312

17^h 26^m 00.03^s

−50° 38′ 00.7″

5.19

−0.24

398

K1III

a triple star system.

ι Ara

ι

157042

85079

17^h 23^m 16.08^s

−47° 28′ 05.4″

5.21

−1.51

721

B2IIIne

Be star, V_max = 5.18^m, V_min = 5.26^m, P = 0.5565 d

π Ara

π

159492

86305

17^h 38^m 05.57^s

−54° 30′ 00.3″

5.25

2.12

137

A7V

ε² Ara

ε²

153580

83431

17^h 03^m 08.71^s

−53° 14′ 11.9″

5.27

3.17

86

F6V

HD 157661

157661

85389

17^h 26^m 51.98^s

−45° 50′ 34.7″

5.28

−1.04

599

B8V

multiple star system

41 G. Ara

156274

84720

17^h 19^m 02.95^s

−46° 38′ 11.4″

5.47

5.75

29

G8V

binary star; suspected variable

ρ²

152824

83057

16^h 58^m 17.95^s

−50° 38′ 27.9″

5.53

−0.50

523

B9IV

HD 150898

150898

82171

16^h 47^m 19.66^s

−58° 20′ 29.0″

5.55

−3.48

2090

B0Iab

suspected variable

HD 150168

(φ)

150168

81733

16^h 41^m 40.23^s

−49° 39′ 05.6″

5.62

−4.38

3260

B1II

HD 153053

153053

83187

17^h 00^m 06.29^s

−54° 35′ 49.2″

5.64

2.12

165

A3V

HD 150136

150136

81702

16^h 41^m 20.42^s

−48° 45′ 46.7″

5.65

O3.5If*+O6V

triple star; suspected rotating ellipsoidal variable, ΔV = 0.03^m

V539 Ara

ν¹

V539

161783

87314

17^h 50^m 28.39^s

−53° 36′ 44.6″

5.68

−1.33

823

B2V + B3V

Algol variable and slowly pulsating B star, V_max = 5.71^m, V_min = 6.24^m, P = 3.169094 d

HD 156838

156838

85147

17^h 24^m 01.08^s

−62° 51′ 50.9″

5.69

−2.82

1638

B2IV

HD 157753

ω²

157753

85470

17^h 27^m 57.62^s

−52° 17′ 49.3″

5.72

0.81

312

K2III

HD 153716

τ

153716

83535

17^h 04^m 24.73^s

−57° 42′ 43.6″

5.73

−1.00

723

B5IV

HD 150745

150745

82110

16^h 46^m 21.23^s

−58° 30′ 12.8″

5.74

−1.31

838

B2IV-V

HD 156854

156854

85068

17^h 23^m 07.11^s

−56° 31′ 32.0″

5.76

0.27

409

G8/K0III

HD 156942

156942

85169

17^h 24^m 18.80^s

−60° 40′ 25.6″

5.76

−0.92

706

B8Ib/II

HD 160263

160263

86552

17^h 41^m 16.23^s

−46° 55′ 18.5″

5.78

−0.75

660

A0V

HD 156768

156768

85049

17^h 22^m 55.23^s

−58° 00′ 37.0″

5.86

−1.05

786

G8Ib/II

HD 154903

154903

84248

17^h 13^m 18.11^s

−67° 11′ 46.9″

5.87

0.87

327

K0III-IV

HD 159463

159463

86248

17^h 37^m 27.31^s

−50° 03′ 34.1″

5.89

0.76

346

K0III-IV

HD 157662

157662

85409

17^h 27^m 12.46^s

−50° 37′ 49.3″

5.90

−2.65

1672

B9II

HD 151967

151967

82672

16^h 54^m 00.40^s

−57° 54′ 33.2″

5.91

−0.71

688

M0III

semiregular variable

HD 156091

ψ

156091

84731

17^h 19^m 12.51^s

−59° 41′ 40.5″

5.93

−3.06

2050

K2IIICN...

HD 157819

157819

85520

17^h 28^m 38.91^s

−55° 10′ 10.8″

5.93

−1.27

898

G8II/III

Binary

HD 152527

152527

82902

16^h 56^m 28.80^s

−52° 17′ 01.1″

5.94

1.01

315

A0III

V854 Ara

V854

155035

84105

17^h 11^m 38.67^s

−48° 52′ 24.2″

5.94

−1.09

830

M1/M2III

slow irregular variable

V862 Ara

V862

158220

85751

17^h 31^m 23.28^s

−56° 55′ 15.47″

5.95

-3.14

2146

B7II-III

Be star

HD 150576

ξ

150576

81966

16^h 44^m 39.75^s

−53° 09′ 08.2″

5.96

−0.66

688

G8III

HD 153221

153221

83216

17^h 00^m 26.98^s

−48° 38′ 51.2″

5.98

0.60

389

G5IV

HD 152082

152082

82806

16^h 55^m 24.68^s

−63° 16′ 10.7″

5.99

0.30

448

A0III

HD 158476

158476

85788

17^h 31^m 49.10^s

−46° 02′ 12.4″

6.04

−2.91

2012

F8/G0Ib

suspected variable

HD 153791

153791

83481

17^h 03^m 41.68^s

−47° 09′ 38.1″

6.07

−0.33

620

A2/A3V

HR 6384

V829

155341

84311

17^h 14^m 13.40^s

−56° 53′ 18.6″

6.08

−1.90

1283

M1/2II/III+A

semiregular variable, V_max = 6.02^m, V_min = 6.25^m, P = 50.58 d

HD 159018

159018

86064

17^h 35^m 19.91^s

−53° 21′ 10.4″

6.09

−1.50

1072

B9III

HD 161420

161420

87174

17^h 48^m 38.08^s

−55° 24′ 06.6″

6.09

2.55

166

A9IV

ν² Ara

ν²

161917

87379

17^h 51^m 11.03^s

−53° 07′ 49.0″

6.09

0.13

508

B9.5III/IV

HD 162123

χ

162123

87404

17^h 51^m 44.55^s

−45° 36′ 02.5″

6.09

−0.51

682

G6III

HD 165493

165493

88859

18^h 08^m 30.11^s

−45° 46′ 01.1″

6.13

−0.86

815

B7/B8II

HD 149485

149485

81507

16^h 38^m 52.71^s

−60° 59′ 25.1″

6.16

0.08

537

B8Vn

HD 149837

149837

81657

16^h 40^m 50.41^s

−60° 26′ 46.6″

6.17

3.73

100

F2III-IV

HD 157599

ω¹

157599

85393

17^h 26^m 56.35^s

−51° 56′ 55.6″

6.17

0.26

495

B8/B9V

HD 150421

150421

81847

16^h 43^m 03.57^s

−46° 04′ 13.0″

6.22

F5Iab

HD 157524

157524

85480

17^h 28^m 07.88^s

−63° 02′ 10.3″

6.22

−0.68

782

B7/B8V

V828 Ara

V828

153261

83323

17^h 01^m 47.39^s

−58° 57′ 29.6″

6.26

−2.96

2280

B2IVne

Be star, V_max = 6.11^m, V_min = 6.24^m

HD 158895

158895

86088

17^h 35^m 35.00^s

−59° 50′ 45.9″

6.26

−1.90

1399

B5II/III

HD 163071

163071

87928

17^h 57^m 42.74^s

−56° 53′ 46.4″

6.26

−1.74

1299

B4III

HD 156331

156331

84759

17^h 19^m 30.51^s

−50° 03′ 49.3″

6.27

2.54

182

F2III

V626 Ara

V626

160342

86628

17^h 42^m 03.62^s

−50° 30′ 38.4″

6.28

−2.01

1482

M3III

slow irregular variable, V_max = 6.23^m, V_min = 6.46^m

V872 Ara

V872

149989

81650

16^h 40^m 44.39^s

−51° 28′ 42.9″

6.30

2.86

159

A9V

γ Dor variable

ρ¹ Ara

ρ¹

V846

152478

82868

16^h 56^m 08.85^s

−50° 40′ 29.2″

6.30

−0.51

751

B3Vnpe

Be star

HD 158907

158907

85975

17^h 34^m 16.89^s

−48° 31′ 36.8″

6.32

0.52

470

G6/G8III

HD 154555

υ

154555

83984

17^h 10^m 06.28^s

−61° 40′ 31.6″

6.37

−1.87

1449

B8II/III

HD 153201

153201

83269

17^h 01^m 07.03^s

−56° 33′ 18.1″

6.40

−1.40

1181

Ap...

HD 153370

φ

153370

83321

17^h 01^m 46.36^s

−51° 07′ 51.3″

6.43

1.45

323

A7V

HD 151566

151566

82418

16^h 50^m 36.09^s

−50° 02′ 41.8″

6.45

2.07

245

A5+...

HD 164896

164896

88675

18^h 06^m 09.21^s

−51° 44′ 38.0″

6.46

−1.89

1523

A2III

HD 150897

150897

82091

16^h 46^m 06.38^s

−46° 31′ 54.9″

6.47

0.78

448

A1V

HD 152220

152220

82723

16^h 54^m 31.55^s

−49° 42′ 38.8″

6.49

−1.68

1405

K1II

HD 155951

155951

84700

17^h 18^m 51.78^s

−62° 52′ 28.3″

6.50

0.39

542

K1III

HD 157832

V750

157832

85467

17^h 27^m 54.81^s

−47° 01′ 34.4″

6.65

-5.07

7200

B2Vne

γ Cas variable, V_max = 6.62^m, V_min = 6.68^m, P = 1.10406 d

HD 156411

156411

84787

17^h 19^m 51.40^s

−48° 32′ 57.5″

6.67

2.96

180

G1Vw...

Inquill, has a planet (b)

R Ara

R

149730

81589

16^h 39^m 44.74^s

−56° 59′ 39.8″

6.73

2.20

262

B9IV/V

Algol variable, V_max = 6.17^m, V_min = 7.32^m, P = 4.42522 d

HD 155555

V824

155555

84586

17^h 17^m 25.50^s

−66° 57′ 03.7″

6.77

4.18

102.5

G5IV+K0IV-V

RS CVn variable, ΔV = 0.07^m, P = 1.6816 d

HD 156385

156385

84757

17^h 19^m 29.90^s

−45° 38′ 23.9″

6.92

WC7.5

Wolf–Rayet star

HD 154857

154857

84069

17^h 11^m 15.72^s

−56° 40′ 50.9″

7.25

3.07

223

G5V

has 2 confirmed planets (b & c)

V535 Ara

V535

159441

86306

17^h 38^m 05.55^s

−56° 49′ 17.3″

7.36

2.02

381

A8V

W UMa variable, V_max = 7.17^m, V_min = 7.75^m, P = 0.62930098 d

HD 154672

154672

83983

17^h 10^m 04.91^s

−56° 26′ 57.4″

8.21

4.12

215

G3IV

has a planet (b)

RW Ara

RW

158830

17^h 34^m 49.23^s

−57° 08′ 50.5″

8.97

A1IV

Algol variable, V_max = 8.85^m, V_min = 11.45^m, P = 4.3674535 d

HD 152079

152079

82632

16^h 53^m 29.74^s

−46° 19′ 58.6″

9.20

4.55

278

G6V

has a planet (b)

Gliese 674

85523

17^h 28^m 39.95^s

−46° 53′ 42.7″

9.36

11.08

15

M2.5

has a planet (b)

Gliese 676A

85647

17^h 30^m 11.20^s

−51° 38′ 13.1″

9.59

8.55

53

M0

component of Gliese 676 system; has a planet (b)

S Ara

S

88064

17^h 59^m 10.75^s

−49° 26′ 00.5″

10.73

1.81

1980

A3

RR Lyr variable, V_max = 9.92^m, V_min = 11.24^m, P = 0.451848 d

SAO 244567

V839

17^h 16^m 21.08^s

−59° 29′ 23.3″

10.75

-2.96

18000

B3e

central star of Stingray Nebula

AE Ara

AE

17^h 41^m 04.91^s

−47° 03′ 27.0″

11.00

M2-5.5+Be

Z And variable, V_max = 11.0^m, V_min = 13.6^m, P = 803.4 d

CPD -56 8032

V837

83916

17^h 09^m 00.86^s

−56° 54′ 48.1″

11.04

WC10

central star of planetary nebula; Wolf–Rayet star V_max = 10.9^m, V_min = 12.4^m

AT Ara

AT

17^h 30^m 33.80^s

−46° 05′ 58.9″

11.5

K2+

SS Cyg variable, V_max = 11.5^m, V_min = 15.32^m, P = 0.37555 d

GX 339-4

V821

17^h 02^m 49.36^s

−48° 47′ 22.8″

15.5

X-ray nova, V_max = 15.4^m, V_min = 20.4^m, P = 1.7557 d

BPM 25114

V820

17^h 47^m 46.9^s

−52° 07′ 10″

15.62

DA:

variable white dwarf, V_max = 15.57^m, V_min = 15.74^m, P = 2.8391 d

Westerlund 1-26

16^h 47^m 05.40^s

−45° 50′ 36.8″

16.79

M5-6Ia

in Westerlund 1; one of the largest known stars

4U 1636-53

V801

16^h 40^m 55.5^s

−53° 45′ 05″

17.5

A1IV

X-ray burster, V_max = 16.5^m, V_min = 19.5^m, P = 0.15804693 d

SGR 1627-41

16^h 35^m 52.0^s

−47° 35′ 14.0″

11000

soft gamma repeater

Gliese 676B

17^h 30^m 11.2^s

−51° 38′ 13.1″

M3

component of Gliese 676 system

BF Ara

BF

17^h 38^m 21.33^s

−47° 10′ 41.5″

SU UMa variable

OY Ara

OY

149990

16^h 40^m 50.27^s

−52° 25′ 51.3″

nova and Algol variable

CXOU J164710.2-455216

16^h 47^m 10.20^s

−45° 52′ 16.8″

in Westerlund 1 Anomalous X-ray pulsar

PSR J1644-4559

16^h 44^m 49.28^s

−45° 59′ 09.5″

pulsar

XTE J1650-500

16^h 50^m 00.98^s

−49° 57′ 43.6″

K4V

Low-mass X-ray binary; black hole candidate

XTE J1701-462

17^h 00^m 58.46^s

−46° 11′ 08.6″

Low-mass X-ray binary

Table legend:

• Name = Proper name
• B = Bayer designation
• F or/and G. = Flamsteed designation or Gould designation
• Var = Variable star designation
• HD = Henry Draper Catalogue designation number
• HIP = Hipparcos Catalogue designation number
• RA = Right ascension for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0
• Dec = Declination for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0

• vis. mag. = visual magnitude (m or m_v), also known as apparent magnitude
• abs. mag. = absolute magnitude (M_v)
• Dist. (ly) = Distance in light-years from Earth
• Sp. class = Spectral class of the star in the stellar classification system
• Notes = Common name(s) or alternate name(s); comments; notable properties [for example: multiple star status, range of variability if it is a variable star, exoplanets, etc.]

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