Its story

Iot Ara has a visual magnitude of about 5.21: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for Iot Ara: right ascension 17h 23m 16s, declination −47° 28′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).

Iot Ara. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85079, HD 157042, Gaia DR3 5950328750846409856. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.