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Kap Ara

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Kap Ara has a visual magnitude of about 4.90: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for Kap Ara: right ascension 17h 26m 0s, declination −50° 38′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).

Kap Ara. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85312, HD 157457, Gaia DR3 5925327333882816256. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 85312
Right ascension
17h 26m 00s
Declination
−50° 38′ 01″
Magnitude
4.90
Distance
≈ 430 ly
Data: gaia-dr3