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Catalog/Ara/Bet Ara

Bet Ara

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Bet Ara has a visual magnitude of about 2.39: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for Bet Ara: right ascension 17h 25m 18s, declination −55° 31′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).

Bet Ara. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85258, HD 157244, Gaia DR3 5922444483103229952. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 85258
Right ascension
17h 25m 18s
Declination
−55° 31′ 48″
Magnitude
2.39
Distance
≈ 715 ly
Data: gaia-dr3