Its story
The Ara has a visual magnitude of about 3.64: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for The Ara: right ascension 18h 6m 38s, declination −50° 5′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Telescopium constellation (IAU figure Tel).
The Ara. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88714, HD 165024, Gaia DR3 6705977119250947712. In the SkyKeepsake Telescopium (Tel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 88714
- Right ascension
- 18h 06m 38s
- Declination
- −50° 05′ 29″
- Magnitude
- 3.64
- Distance
- ≈ 1,107 ly
Data: gaia-dr3