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	K0/1Ib
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, [1] 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 [2]		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	(φ) [a]		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	ω2 [b]		157753	85470	17h 27m 57.62s	−52° 17′ 49.3″	5.72	0.81	312	K2III
HD 153716	τ [c]		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	ψ [d]		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	ξ [e]		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 [3]		161917	87379	17h 51m 11.03s	−53° 07′ 49.0″	6.09	0.13	508	B9.5III/IV
HD 162123	χ [f]		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	ω1 [g]		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 [4]	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	υ [h]		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	φ [i]		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, [5] 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

1. Labelled Phi Normae (φ Nor/φ Normae) by Bode in his Uranographia
2. Labelled Omega² Arae (ω² Ara/ω² Arae) by Bode in his Uranographia
3. Labelled Tau Arae (τ Ara/τ Arae) by Bode in his Uranographia
4. Labelled Psi Arae (ψ Ara/ψ Arae) by Bode in his Uranographia
5. Labelled Xi Arae (ξ Ara/ξ Arae) by Bode in his Uranographia
6. Labelled Chi Arae (χ Ara/χ Arae) by Bode in his Uranographia
7. Labelled Omega¹ Arae (ω¹ Ara/ω¹ Arae) by Bode in his Uranographia
8. Labelled Upsilon Arae (υ Ara/υ Arae) by Bode in his Uranographia
9. Labelled Phi Arae (φ Ara/φ Arae) by Bode in his Uranographia

See also

• List of stars by constellation

References

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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