Nu2 Arae

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Nu2 Arae
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Location of ν2 Arae (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0       Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Ara
Right ascension 17h 51m 11.04526s [1]
Declination –53° 07′ 48.9705″ [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)6.10 [2]
Characteristics
Spectral type B9.5 III-IV [3]
B−V color index +0.01 [2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+18.8±1.2 [4]  km/s
Proper motion (μ)RA: +14.855 [1]   mas/yr
Dec.: +0.548 [1]   mas/yr
Parallax (π)5.7499 ± 0.1048 [1]   mas
Distance 570 ± 10  ly
(174 ± 3  pc)
Absolute magnitude  (MV)+0.14 [5]
Details
Luminosity 85 [5]   L☉
Other designations
ν2 Ara, CD−53° 7430, HD  161917, HIP  87379, HR  6632, SAO  245072 [6]
Database references
SIMBAD data

Nu2 Arae, Latinized from ν2 Arae, is the Bayer designation for a star in the southern constellation of Ara. It is approximately 570 light-years (170 parsecs ) from the Earth and is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 6.10. [2] The stellar classification of B9.5 III-IV [3] shows this to be a B-type star with a spectrum that displays features part way between the subgiant and giant star stages.

The star is sometimes referred as Upsilon2 Arae (υ2 Arae). [7]

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References

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