List of stars in Ara

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Ara, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name	B	Var	HD	HIP	RA	Dec	vis. mag.	abs. mag.	Dist. (ly)	Sp. class	Notes
β Ara	β		157244	85258	17h 25m 18.00s	−55° 31′ 47.4″	2.84	−3.49	603	K3Ib-II
α Ara	α		158427	85792	17h 31m 50.52s	−49° 52′ 33.5″	2.84	−1.51	242	B2Vne	Choo, Tchou; λ Eri and γ Cas variable, Vmax = 2.73m, Vmin = 3.00m, P = 0.98127 d
ζ Ara	ζ		152786	83081	16h 58m 37.23s	−55° 59′ 24.2″	3.12	−3.11	574	K5III
γ Ara	γ		157246	85267	17h 25m 23.66s	−56° 22′ 39.7″	3.31	−4.40	1136	B1Ib
δ Ara	δ		158094	85727	17h 31m 05.98s	−60° 41′ 01.0″	3.60	−0.19	187	B8V
θ Ara	θ		165024	88714	18h 06m 37.88s	−50° 05′ 29.2″	3.65	−3.81	1012	B2Ib
η Ara	η		151249	82363	16h 49m 47.11s	−59° 02′ 28.7″	3.77	−1.14	313	K5III	binary star
ε1 Ara	ε1		152980	83153	16h 59m 35.05s	−53° 09′ 37.8″	4.06	−0.79	304	K4III
σ Ara	σ		159217	86092	17h 35m 39.61s	−46° 30′ 20.1″	4.56	−0.80	385	A0V
λ Ara	λ		160032	86486	17h 40m 23.73s	−49° 24′ 54.6″	4.76	3.06	71	F3IV	suspected δ Sct variable
μ Ara	μ		160691	86796	17h 44m 08.72s	−51° 50′ 00.9″	5.12	4.20	50	G3IV-V	Cervantes, has four planets (b, c, d, & e)
κ Ara	κ		157457	85312	17h 26m 00.03s	−50° 38′ 00.7″	5.19	−0.24	398	K1III	a triple star system.
ι Ara	ι		157042	85079	17h 23m 16.08s	−47° 28′ 05.4″	5.21	−1.51	721	B2IIIne	Be star, Vmax = 5.18m, Vmin = 5.26m, P = 0.5565 d
π Ara	π		159492	86305	17h 38m 05.57s	−54° 30′ 00.3″	5.25	2.12	137	A7V
ε2 Ara	ε2		153580	83431	17h 03m 08.71s	−53° 14′ 11.9″	5.27	3.17	86	F6V
HD 157661			157661	85389	17h 26m 51.98s	−45° 50′ 34.7″	5.28	−1.04	599	B8V	multiple star system
41 G. Ara			156274	84720	17h 19m 02.95s	−46° 38′ 11.4″	5.47	5.75	29	G8V	binary star; suspected variable
ρ2	ρ2		152824	83057	16h 58m 17.95s	−50° 38′ 27.9″	5.53	−0.50	523	B9IV
HD 150898			150898	82171	16h 47m 19.66s	−58° 20′ 29.0″	5.55	−3.48	2090	B0Iab	suspected variable
HD 150168			150168	81733	16h 41m 40.23s	−49° 39′ 05.6″	5.62	−4.38	3260	B1II
HD 153053			153053	83187	17h 00m 06.29s	−54° 35′ 49.2″	5.64	2.12	165	A3V
HD 150136			150136	81702	16h 41m 20.42s	−48° 45′ 46.7″	5.65			O3.5If*+O6V	triple star; suspected rotating ellipsoidal variable, ΔV = 0.03m
V539 Ara	ν1	V539	161783	87314	17h 50m 28.39s	−53° 36′ 44.6″	5.68	−1.33	823	B2V + B3V	Algol variable and slowly pulsating B star, Vmax = 5.71m, Vmin = 6.24m, P = 3.169094 d
HD 156838			156838	85147	17h 24m 01.08s	−62° 51′ 50.9″	5.69	−2.82	1638	B2IV
HD 157753			157753	85470	17h 27m 57.62s	−52° 17′ 49.3″	5.72	0.81	312	K2III
HD 153716			153716	83535	17h 04m 24.73s	−57° 42′ 43.6″	5.73	−1.00	723	B5IV
HD 150745			150745	82110	16h 46m 21.23s	−58° 30′ 12.8″	5.74	−1.31	838	B2IV-V
HD 156854			156854	85068	17h 23m 07.11s	−56° 31′ 32.0″	5.76	0.27	409	G8/K0III
HD 156942			156942	85169	17h 24m 18.80s	−60° 40′ 25.6″	5.76	−0.92	706	B8Ib/II
HD 160263			160263	86552	17h 41m 16.23s	−46° 55′ 18.5″	5.78	−0.75	660	A0V
HD 156768			156768	85049	17h 22m 55.23s	−58° 00′ 37.0″	5.86	−1.05	786	G8Ib/II
HD 154903			154903	84248	17h 13m 18.11s	−67° 11′ 46.9″	5.87	0.87	327	K0III-IV
HD 159463			159463	86248	17h 37m 27.31s	−50° 03′ 34.1″	5.89	0.76	346	K0III-IV
HD 157662			157662	85409	17h 27m 12.46s	−50° 37′ 49.3″	5.90	−2.65	1672	B9II
HD 151967			151967	82672	16h 54m 00.40s	−57° 54′ 33.2″	5.91	−0.71	688	M0III	semiregular variable
HD 156091			156091	84731	17h 19m 12.51s	−59° 41′ 40.5″	5.93	−3.06	2050	K2IIICN...
HD 157819			157819	85520	17h 28m 38.91s	−55° 10′ 10.8″	5.93	−1.27	898	G8II/III	Binary
HD 152527			152527	82902	16h 56m 28.80s	−52° 17′ 01.1″	5.94	1.01	315	A0III
V854 Ara		V854	155035	84105	17h 11m 38.67s	−48° 52′ 24.2″	5.94	−1.09	830	M1/M2III	slow irregular variable
V862 Ara		V862	158220	85751	17h 31m 23.28s	−56° 55′ 15.47″	5.95	-3.14	2146	B7II-III	Be star
HD 150576			150576	81966	16h 44m 39.75s	−53° 09′ 08.2″	5.96	−0.66	688	G8III
HD 153221			153221	83216	17h 00m 26.98s	−48° 38′ 51.2″	5.98	0.60	389	G5IV
HD 152082			152082	82806	16h 55m 24.68s	−63° 16′ 10.7″	5.99	0.30	448	A0III
HD 158476			158476	85788	17h 31m 49.10s	−46° 02′ 12.4″	6.04	−2.91	2012	F8/G0Ib	suspected variable
HD 153791			153791	83481	17h 03m 41.68s	−47° 09′ 38.1″	6.07	−0.33	620	A2/A3V
HR 6384		V829	155341	84311	17h 14m 13.40s	−56° 53′ 18.6″	6.08	−1.90	1283	M1/2II/III+A	semiregular variable, Vmax = 6.02m, Vmin = 6.25m, P = 50.58 d
HD 159018			159018	86064	17h 35m 19.91s	−53° 21′ 10.4″	6.09	−1.50	1072	B9III
HD 161420			161420	87174	17h 48m 38.08s	−55° 24′ 06.6″	6.09	2.55	166	A9IV
ν2 Ara	ν2		161917	87379	17h 51m 11.03s	−53° 07′ 49.0″	6.09	0.13	508	B9.5III/IV
HD 162123			162123	87404	17h 51m 44.55s	−45° 36′ 02.5″	6.09	−0.51	682	G6III
HD 165493			165493	88859	18h 08m 30.11s	−45° 46′ 01.1″	6.13	−0.86	815	B7/B8II
HD 149485			149485	81507	16h 38m 52.71s	−60° 59′ 25.1″	6.16	0.08	537	B8Vn
HD 149837			149837	81657	16h 40m 50.41s	−60° 26′ 46.6″	6.17	3.73	100	F2III-IV
HD 157599			157599	85393	17h 26m 56.35s	−51° 56′ 55.6″	6.17	0.26	495	B8/B9V
HD 150421			150421	81847	16h 43m 03.57s	−46° 04′ 13.0″	6.22			F5Iab
HD 157524			157524	85480	17h 28m 07.88s	−63° 02′ 10.3″	6.22	−0.68	782	B7/B8V
V828 Ara		V828	153261	83323	17h 01m 47.39s	−58° 57′ 29.6″	6.26	−2.96	2280	B2IVne	Be star, Vmax = 6.11m, Vmin = 6.24m
HD 158895			158895	86088	17h 35m 35.00s	−59° 50′ 45.9″	6.26	−1.90	1399	B5II/III
HD 163071			163071	87928	17h 57m 42.74s	−56° 53′ 46.4″	6.26	−1.74	1299	B4III
HD 156331			156331	84759	17h 19m 30.51s	−50° 03′ 49.3″	6.27	2.54	182	F2III
V626 Ara		V626	160342	86628	17h 42m 03.62s	−50° 30′ 38.4″	6.28	−2.01	1482	M3III	slow irregular variable, Vmax = 6.23m, Vmin = 6.46m
V872 Ara		V872	149989	81650	16h 40m 44.39s	−51° 28′ 42.9″	6.30	2.86	159	A9V	γ Dor variable
ρ1 Ara	ρ1	V846	152478	82868	16h 56m 08.85s	−50° 40′ 29.2″	6.30	−0.51	751	B3Vnpe	Be star
HD 158907			158907	85975	17h 34m 16.89s	−48° 31′ 36.8″	6.32	0.52	470	G6/G8III
HD 154555			154555	83984	17h 10m 06.28s	−61° 40′ 31.6″	6.37	−1.87	1449	B8II/III
HD 153201			153201	83269	17h 01m 07.03s	−56° 33′ 18.1″	6.40	−1.40	1181	Ap...
HD 153370			153370	83321	17h 01m 46.36s	−51° 07′ 51.3″	6.43	1.45	323	A7V
HD 151566			151566	82418	16h 50m 36.09s	−50° 02′ 41.8″	6.45	2.07	245	A5+...
HD 164896			164896	88675	18h 06m 09.21s	−51° 44′ 38.0″	6.46	−1.89	1523	A2III
HD 150897			150897	82091	16h 46m 06.38s	−46° 31′ 54.9″	6.47	0.78	448	A1V
HD 152220			152220	82723	16h 54m 31.55s	−49° 42′ 38.8″	6.49	−1.68	1405	K1II
HD 155951			155951	84700	17h 18m 51.78s	−62° 52′ 28.3″	6.50	0.39	542	K1III
HD 157832		V750	157832	85467	17h 27m 54.81s	−47° 01′ 34.4″	6.65	-5.07	7200	B2Vne	γ Cas variable, Vmax = 6.62m, Vmin = 6.68m, P = 1.10406 d
HD 156411			156411	84787	17h 19m 51.40s	−48° 32′ 57.5″	6.67	2.96	180	G1Vw...	Inquill, has a planet (b)
R Ara		R	149730	81589	16h 39m 44.74s	−56° 59′ 39.8″	6.73	2.20	262	B9IV/V	Algol variable, Vmax = 6.17m, Vmin = 7.32m, P = 4.42522 d
HD 155555		V824	155555	84586	17h 17m 25.50s	−66° 57′ 03.7″	6.77	4.18	102.5	G5IV+K0IV-V	RS CVn variable, ΔV = 0.07m, P = 1.6816 d
HD 156385			156385	84757	17h 19m 29.90s	−45° 38′ 23.9″	6.92			WC7.5	Wolf–Rayet star
HD 154857			154857	84069	17h 11m 15.72s	−56° 40′ 50.9″	7.25	3.07	223	G5V	has 2 confirmed planets (b & c)
V535 Ara		V535	159441	86306	17h 38m 05.55s	−56° 49′ 17.3″	7.36	2.02	381	A8V	W UMa variable, Vmax = 7.17m, Vmin = 7.75m, P = 0.62930098 d
HD 154672			154672	83983	17h 10m 04.91s	−56° 26′ 57.4″	8.21	4.12	215	G3IV	has a planet (b)
RW Ara		RW	158830		17h 34m 49.23s	−57° 08′ 50.5″	8.97			A1IV	Algol variable, Vmax = 8.85m, Vmin = 11.45m, P = 4.3674535 d
HD 152079			152079	82632	16h 53m 29.74s	−46° 19′ 58.6″	9.20	4.55	278	G6V	has a planet (b)
Gliese 674				85523	17h 28m 39.95s	−46° 53′ 42.7″	9.36	11.08	15	M2.5	has a planet (b)
Gliese 676A				85647	17h 30m 11.20s	−51° 38′ 13.1″	9.59	8.55	53	M0	component of Gliese 676 system; has a planet (b)
S Ara		S		88064	17h 59m 10.75s	−49° 26′ 00.5″	10.73	1.81	1980	A3	RR Lyr variable, Vmax = 9.92m, Vmin = 11.24m, P = 0.451848 d
SAO 244567		V839			17h 16m 21.08s	−59° 29′ 23.3″	10.75	-2.96	18000	B3e	central star of Stingray Nebula
AE Ara		AE			17h 41m 04.91s	−47° 03′ 27.0″	11.00			M2-5.5+Be	Z And variable, Vmax = 11.0m, Vmin = 13.6m, P = 803.4 d
CPD -56 8032		V837		83916	17h 09m 00.86s	−56° 54′ 48.1″	11.04			WC10	central star of planetary nebula; Wolf–Rayet star Vmax = 10.9m, Vmin = 12.4m
AT Ara		AT			17h 30m 33.80s	−46° 05′ 58.9″	11.5			K2+	SS Cyg variable, Vmax = 11.5m, Vmin = 15.32m, P = 0.37555 d
GX 339-4		V821			17h 02m 49.36s	−48° 47′ 22.8″	15.5				X-ray nova, Vmax = 15.4m, Vmin = 20.4m, P = 1.7557 d
BPM 25114		V820			17h 47m 46.9s	−52° 07′ 10″	15.62			DA:	variable white dwarf, Vmax = 15.57m, Vmin = 15.74m, P = 2.8391 d
Westerlund 1-26					16h 47m 05.40s	−45° 50′ 36.8″	16.79			M5-6Ia	in Westerlund 1; one of the largest known stars
4U 1636-53		V801			16h 40m 55.5s	−53° 45′ 05″	17.5			A1IV	X-ray burster, Vmax = 16.5m, Vmin = 19.5m, P = 0.15804693 d
SGR 1627-41					16h 35m 52.0s	−47° 35′ 14.0″			11000		soft gamma repeater
Gliese 676B					17h 30m 11.2s	−51° 38′ 13.1″				M3	component of Gliese 676 system
BF Ara		BF			17h 38m 21.33s	−47° 10′ 41.5″					SU UMa variable
OY Ara		OY	149990		16h 40m 50.27s	−52° 25′ 51.3″					nova and Algol variable
CXOU J164710.2-455216					16h 47m 10.20s	−45° 52′ 16.8″					in Westerlund 1 Anomalous X-ray pulsar
PSR J1644-4559					16h 44m 49.28s	−45° 59′ 09.5″					pulsar
XTE J1650-500					16h 50m 00.98s	−49° 57′ 43.6″				K4V	Low-mass X-ray binary; black hole candidate
XTE J1701-462					17h 00m 58.46s	−46° 11′ 08.6″					Low-mass X-ray binary
Table legend:  • Name = Proper name  • B = Bayer designation  • F or/and G. = Flamsteed designation or Gould designation  • Var = Variable star designation  • HD = Henry Draper Catalogue designation number  • HIP = Hipparcos Catalogue designation number  • RA = Right ascension for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0  • Dec = Declination for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0  • vis. mag. = visual magnitude (m or mv), also known as apparent magnitude  • abs. mag. = absolute magnitude (Mv)  • Dist. (ly) = Distance in light-years from Earth  • Sp. class = Spectral class of the star in the stellar classification system  • Notes = Common name(s) or alternate name(s); comments; notable properties [for example: multiple star status, range of variability if it is a variable star, exoplanets, etc.]

Notes

See also

• List of stars by constellation

References

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