Its story

Alp Ara has a visual magnitude of about 2.84: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for Alp Ara: right ascension 17h 31m 51s, declination −49° 52′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).

Alp Ara. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85792, HD 158427, Gaia DR3 HYG-HIP-85792. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.