List of stars in Ara

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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 β1572448525817h 25m 18.00s−55° 31′ 47.4″2.84−3.49603K3Ib-II
α Ara α1584278579217h 31m 50.52s−49° 52′ 33.5″2.84−1.51242B2VneChoo, Tchou; λ Eri and γ Cas variable, Vmax = 2.73m, Vmin = 3.00m, P = 0.98127 d
ζ Ara ζ1527868308116h 58m 37.23s−55° 59′ 24.2″3.12−3.11574K5III
γ Ara γ1572468526717h 25m 23.66s−56° 22′ 39.7″3.31−4.401136B1Ib
δ Ara δ1580948572717h 31m 05.98s−60° 41′ 01.0″3.60−0.19187B8V
θ Ara θ1650248871418h 06m 37.88s−50° 05′ 29.2″3.65−3.811012B2Ib
η Ara η1512498236316h 49m 47.11s−59° 02′ 28.7″3.77−1.14313K5III binary star
ε1 Ara ε11529808315316h 59m 35.05s−53° 09′ 37.8″4.06−0.79304K4III
σ Ara σ1592178609217h 35m 39.61s−46° 30′ 20.1″4.56−0.80385A0V
λ Ara λ1600328648617h 40m 23.73s−49° 24′ 54.6″4.763.0671F3IVsuspected δ Sct variable
μ Ara μ1606918679617h 44m 08.72s−51° 50′ 00.9″5.124.2050G3IV-VCervantes, [1] has four planets (b, c, d, & e)
κ Ara κ1574578531217h 26m 00.03s−50° 38′ 00.7″5.19−0.24398K1IIIa triple star system.
ι Ara ι1570428507917h 23m 16.08s−47° 28′ 05.4″5.21−1.51721B2IIIne Be star, Vmax = 5.18m, Vmin = 5.26m, P = 0.5565 d
π Ara π1594928630517h 38m 05.57s−54° 30′ 00.3″5.252.12137A7V
ε2 Ara ε21535808343117h 03m 08.71s−53° 14′ 11.9″5.273.1786F6V
HD 157661 1576618538917h 26m 51.98s−45° 50′ 34.7″5.28−1.04599B8Vmultiple star system
41 G. Ara 1562748472017h 19m 02.95s−46° 38′ 11.4″5.475.7529G8Vbinary star; suspected variable
ρ2 ρ2 [2] 1528248305716h 58m 17.95s−50° 38′ 27.9″5.53−0.50523B9IV
HD 150898 1508988217116h 47m 19.66s−58° 20′ 29.0″5.55−3.482090B0Iabsuspected variable
HD 150168 1501688173316h 41m 40.23s−49° 39′ 05.6″5.62−4.383260B1II
HD 153053 1530538318717h 00m 06.29s−54° 35′ 49.2″5.642.12165A3V
HD 150136 1501368170216h 41m 20.42s−48° 45′ 46.7″5.65O3.5If*+O6V triple star; suspected rotating ellipsoidal variable, ΔV = 0.03m
V539 Ara ν1V5391617838731417h 50m 28.39s−53° 36′ 44.6″5.68−1.33823B2V + B3V Algol variable and slowly pulsating B star, Vmax = 5.71m, Vmin = 6.24m, P = 3.169094 d
HD 156838 1568388514717h 24m 01.08s−62° 51′ 50.9″5.69−2.821638B2IV
HD 157753 1577538547017h 27m 57.62s−52° 17′ 49.3″5.720.81312K2III
HD 153716 1537168353517h 04m 24.73s−57° 42′ 43.6″5.73−1.00723B5IV
HD 150745 1507458211016h 46m 21.23s−58° 30′ 12.8″5.74−1.31838B2IV-V
HD 156854 1568548506817h 23m 07.11s−56° 31′ 32.0″5.760.27409G8/K0III
HD 156942 1569428516917h 24m 18.80s−60° 40′ 25.6″5.76−0.92706B8Ib/II
HD 160263 1602638655217h 41m 16.23s−46° 55′ 18.5″5.78−0.75660A0V
HD 156768 1567688504917h 22m 55.23s−58° 00′ 37.0″5.86−1.05786G8Ib/II
HD 154903 1549038424817h 13m 18.11s−67° 11′ 46.9″5.870.87327K0III-IV
HD 159463 1594638624817h 37m 27.31s−50° 03′ 34.1″5.890.76346K0III-IV
HD 157662 1576628540917h 27m 12.46s−50° 37′ 49.3″5.90−2.651672B9II
HD 151967 1519678267216h 54m 00.40s−57° 54′ 33.2″5.91−0.71688M0III semiregular variable
HD 156091 1560918473117h 19m 12.51s−59° 41′ 40.5″5.93−3.062050K2IIICN...
HD 157819 1578198552017h 28m 38.91s−55° 10′ 10.8″5.93−1.27898G8II/IIIBinary
HD 152527 1525278290216h 56m 28.80s−52° 17′ 01.1″5.941.01315A0III
V854 Ara V8541550358410517h 11m 38.67s−48° 52′ 24.2″5.94−1.09830M1/M2III slow irregular variable
V862 Ara V8621582208575117h 31m 23.28s−56° 55′ 15.47″5.95-3.142146B7II-IIIBe star
HD 150576 1505768196616h 44m 39.75s−53° 09′ 08.2″5.96−0.66688G8III
HD 153221 1532218321617h 00m 26.98s−48° 38′ 51.2″5.980.60389G5IV
HD 152082 1520828280616h 55m 24.68s−63° 16′ 10.7″5.990.30448A0III
HD 158476 1584768578817h 31m 49.10s−46° 02′ 12.4″6.04−2.912012F8/G0Ibsuspected variable
HD 153791 1537918348117h 03m 41.68s−47° 09′ 38.1″6.07−0.33620A2/A3V
HR 6384 V8291553418431117h 14m 13.40s−56° 53′ 18.6″6.08−1.901283M1/2II/III+Asemiregular variable, Vmax = 6.02m, Vmin = 6.25m, P = 50.58 d
HD 159018 1590188606417h 35m 19.91s−53° 21′ 10.4″6.09−1.501072B9III
HD 161420 1614208717417h 48m 38.08s−55° 24′ 06.6″6.092.55166A9IV
ν2 Ara ν2 [3] 1619178737917h 51m 11.03s−53° 07′ 49.0″6.090.13508B9.5III/IV
HD 162123 1621238740417h 51m 44.55s−45° 36′ 02.5″6.09−0.51682G6III
HD 165493 1654938885918h 08m 30.11s−45° 46′ 01.1″6.13−0.86815B7/B8II
HD 149485 1494858150716h 38m 52.71s−60° 59′ 25.1″6.160.08537B8Vn
HD 149837 1498378165716h 40m 50.41s−60° 26′ 46.6″6.173.73100F2III-IV
HD 157599 1575998539317h 26m 56.35s−51° 56′ 55.6″6.170.26495B8/B9V
HD 150421 1504218184716h 43m 03.57s−46° 04′ 13.0″6.22F5Iab
HD 157524 1575248548017h 28m 07.88s−63° 02′ 10.3″6.22−0.68782B7/B8V
V828 Ara V8281532618332317h 01m 47.39s−58° 57′ 29.6″6.26−2.962280B2IVneBe star, Vmax = 6.11m, Vmin = 6.24m
HD 158895 1588958608817h 35m 35.00s−59° 50′ 45.9″6.26−1.901399B5II/III
HD 163071 1630718792817h 57m 42.74s−56° 53′ 46.4″6.26−1.741299B4III
HD 156331 1563318475917h 19m 30.51s−50° 03′ 49.3″6.272.54182F2III
V626 Ara V6261603428662817h 42m 03.62s−50° 30′ 38.4″6.28−2.011482M3IIIslow irregular variable, Vmax = 6.23m, Vmin = 6.46m
V872 Ara V8721499898165016h 40m 44.39s−51° 28′ 42.9″6.302.86159A9V γ Dor variable
ρ1 Ara ρ1 [4] V8461524788286816h 56m 08.85s−50° 40′ 29.2″6.30−0.51751B3VnpeBe star
HD 158907 1589078597517h 34m 16.89s−48° 31′ 36.8″6.320.52470G6/G8III
HD 154555 1545558398417h 10m 06.28s−61° 40′ 31.6″6.37−1.871449B8II/III
HD 153201 1532018326917h 01m 07.03s−56° 33′ 18.1″6.40−1.401181Ap...
HD 153370 1533708332117h 01m 46.36s−51° 07′ 51.3″6.431.45323A7V
HD 151566 1515668241816h 50m 36.09s−50° 02′ 41.8″6.452.07245A5+...
HD 164896 1648968867518h 06m 09.21s−51° 44′ 38.0″6.46−1.891523A2III
HD 150897 1508978209116h 46m 06.38s−46° 31′ 54.9″6.470.78448A1V
HD 152220 1522208272316h 54m 31.55s−49° 42′ 38.8″6.49−1.681405K1II
HD 155951 1559518470017h 18m 51.78s−62° 52′ 28.3″6.500.39542K1III
HD 157832 V7501578328546717h 27m 54.81s−47° 01′ 34.4″6.65-5.077200B2Vneγ Cas variable, Vmax = 6.62m, Vmin = 6.68m, P = 1.10406 d
HD 156411 1564118478717h 19m 51.40s−48° 32′ 57.5″6.672.96180G1Vw...Inquill, [5] has a planet (b)
R Ara R1497308158916h 39m 44.74s−56° 59′ 39.8″6.732.20262B9IV/VAlgol variable, Vmax = 6.17m, Vmin = 7.32m, P = 4.42522 d
HD 155555 V8241555558458617h 17m 25.50s−66° 57′ 03.7″6.774.18102.5G5IV+K0IV-V RS CVn variable, ΔV = 0.07m, P = 1.6816 d
HD 156385 1563858475717h 19m 29.90s−45° 38′ 23.9″6.92WC7.5 Wolf–Rayet star
HD 154857 1548578406917h 11m 15.72s−56° 40′ 50.9″7.253.07223G5Vhas 2 confirmed planets (b & c)
V535 Ara V5351594418630617h 38m 05.55s−56° 49′ 17.3″7.362.02381A8V W UMa variable, Vmax = 7.17m, Vmin = 7.75m, P = 0.62930098 d
HD 154672 1546728398317h 10m 04.91s−56° 26′ 57.4″8.214.12215G3IVhas a planet (b)
RW Ara RW15883017h 34m 49.23s−57° 08′ 50.5″8.97A1IVAlgol variable, Vmax = 8.85m, Vmin = 11.45m, P = 4.3674535 d
HD 152079 1520798263216h 53m 29.74s−46° 19′ 58.6″9.204.55278G6Vhas a planet (b)
Gliese 674 8552317h 28m 39.95s−46° 53′ 42.7″9.3611.0815M2.5has a planet (b)
Gliese 676A 8564717h 30m 11.20s−51° 38′ 13.1″9.598.5553M0component of Gliese 676 system; has a planet (b)
S Ara S8806417h 59m 10.75s−49° 26′ 00.5″10.731.811980A3 RR Lyr variable, Vmax = 9.92m, Vmin = 11.24m, P = 0.451848 d
SAO 244567 V83917h 16m 21.08s−59° 29′ 23.3″10.75-2.9618000B3ecentral star of Stingray Nebula
AE Ara AE17h 41m 04.91s−47° 03′ 27.0″11.00M2-5.5+Be Z And variable, Vmax = 11.0m, Vmin = 13.6m, P = 803.4 d
CPD -56 8032 V8378391617h 09m 00.86s−56° 54′ 48.1″11.04WC10central star of planetary nebula; Wolf–Rayet star Vmax = 10.9m, Vmin = 12.4m
AT Ara AT17h 30m 33.80s−46° 05′ 58.9″11.5K2+ SS Cyg variable, Vmax = 11.5m, Vmin = 15.32m, P = 0.37555 d
GX 339-4 V82117h 02m 49.36s−48° 47′ 22.8″15.5 X-ray nova, Vmax = 15.4m, Vmin = 20.4m, P = 1.7557 d
BPM 25114 V82017h 47m 46.9s−52° 07′ 10″15.62DA:variable white dwarf, Vmax = 15.57m, Vmin = 15.74m, P = 2.8391 d
Westerlund 1-26 16h 47m 05.40s−45° 50′ 36.8″16.79M5-6Iain Westerlund 1; one of the largest known stars
4U 1636-53 V80116h 40m 55.5s−53° 45′ 05″17.5A1IV 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″M3component of Gliese 676 system
BF Ara BF17h 38m 21.33s−47° 10′ 41.5″ SU UMa variable
OY Ara OY14999016h 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″K4VLow-mass X-ray binary; black hole candidate
XTE J1701-462 17h 00m 58.46s−46° 11′ 08.6″Low-mass X-ray binary
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Notes
  1. ↑ Final Results of NameExoWorlds Public Vote Released
  2. ↑ Bode designated it as "2.ρ".
  3. ↑ Originally Lacaille lettered this star with neighboring V539 Ara as ν. Bečvář's atlas, Boss' catalogue, and Tirion's 1st edition of Sky Atlas 2000.0 erroneously lettered it as υ2. Subsequently Tirion removed it in Uranometria 2000.0 and the 2nd edition of Sky Atlas 2000.0.
  4. ↑ Lacaille originally lettered it as ρ and Bode designated it as "1.ρ".
  5. ↑ "Peru". NameExoWorlds . Retrieved 10 March 2020.

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