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List of stars in Ara

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

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Name B Var HD HIP RA Dec vis.
mag.		 abs.
mag.		 Dist. (ly) Sp. class Notes
β Araβ1572448525817h 25m 18.00s−55° 31′ 47.4″2.84−3.49603K0/1Ib
α Araα1584278579217h 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 Araζ1527868308116h 58m 37.23s−55° 59′ 24.2″3.12−3.11574K5III
γ Araγ1572468526717h 25m 23.66s−56° 22′ 39.7″3.31−4.401136B1Ib
δ Araδ1580948572717h 31m 05.98s−60° 41′ 01.0″3.60−0.19187B8V
θ Araθ1650248871418h 06m 37.88s−50° 05′ 29.2″3.65−3.811012B2Ib
η Araη1512498236316h 49m 47.11s−59° 02′ 28.7″3.77−1.14313K5IIIbinary star
ε1 Araε11529808315316h 59m 35.05s−53° 09′ 37.8″4.06−0.79304K4III
σ Araσ1592178609217h 35m 39.61s−46° 30′ 20.1″4.56−0.80385A0V
λ Araλ1600328648617h 40m 23.73s−49° 24′ 54.6″4.763.0671F3IVsuspected δ Sct variable
μ Araμ1606918679617h 44m 08.72s−51° 50′ 00.9″5.124.2050G3IV-VCervantes,[1] has four planets (b, c, d, & e)
κ Araκ1574578531217h 26m 00.03s−50° 38′ 00.7″5.19−0.24398K1IIIa triple star system.
ι Araι1570428507917h 23m 16.08s−47° 28′ 05.4″5.21−1.51721B2IIIneBe star, Vmax = 5.18m, Vmin = 5.26m, P = 0.5565 d
π Araπ1594928630517h 38m 05.57s−54° 30′ 00.3″5.252.12137A7V
ε2 Araε21535808343117h 03m 08.71s−53° 14′ 11.9″5.273.1786F6V
HD 1576611576618538917h 26m 51.98s−45° 50′ 34.7″5.28−1.04599B8Vmultiple star system
41 G. Ara1562748472017h 19m 02.95s−46° 38′ 11.4″5.475.7529G8Vbinary star; suspected variable
ρ2ρ2[2]1528248305716h 58m 17.95s−50° 38′ 27.9″5.53−0.50523B9IV
HD 1508981508988217116h 47m 19.66s−58° 20′ 29.0″5.55−3.482090B0Iabsuspected variable
HD 150168(φ)[a]1501688173316h 41m 40.23s−49° 39′ 05.6″5.62−4.383260B1II
HD 1530531530538318717h 00m 06.29s−54° 35′ 49.2″5.642.12165A3V
HD 1501361501368170216h 41m 20.42s−48° 45′ 46.7″5.65O3.5If*+O6Vtriple star; suspected rotating ellipsoidal variable, ΔV = 0.03m
V539 Araν1V5391617838731417h 50m 28.39s−53° 36′ 44.6″5.68−1.33823B2V + B3VAlgol variable and slowly pulsating B star, Vmax = 5.71m, Vmin = 6.24m, P = 3.169094 d
HD 1568381568388514717h 24m 01.08s−62° 51′ 50.9″5.69−2.821638B2IV
HD 157753ω2[b]1577538547017h 27m 57.62s−52° 17′ 49.3″5.720.81312K2III
HD 153716τ[c]1537168353517h 04m 24.73s−57° 42′ 43.6″5.73−1.00723B5IV
HD 1507451507458211016h 46m 21.23s−58° 30′ 12.8″5.74−1.31838B2IV-V
HD 1568541568548506817h 23m 07.11s−56° 31′ 32.0″5.760.27409G8/K0III
HD 1569421569428516917h 24m 18.80s−60° 40′ 25.6″5.76−0.92706B8Ib/II
HD 1602631602638655217h 41m 16.23s−46° 55′ 18.5″5.78−0.75660A0V
HD 1567681567688504917h 22m 55.23s−58° 00′ 37.0″5.86−1.05786G8Ib/II
HD 1549031549038424817h 13m 18.11s−67° 11′ 46.9″5.870.87327K0III-IV
HD 1594631594638624817h 37m 27.31s−50° 03′ 34.1″5.890.76346K0III-IV
HD 1576621576628540917h 27m 12.46s−50° 37′ 49.3″5.90−2.651672B9II
HD 1519671519678267216h 54m 00.40s−57° 54′ 33.2″5.91−0.71688M0IIIsemiregular variable
HD 156091ψ[d]1560918473117h 19m 12.51s−59° 41′ 40.5″5.93−3.062050K2IIICN...
HD 1578191578198552017h 28m 38.91s−55° 10′ 10.8″5.93−1.27898G8II/IIIBinary
HD 1525271525278290216h 56m 28.80s−52° 17′ 01.1″5.941.01315A0III
V854 AraV8541550358410517h 11m 38.67s−48° 52′ 24.2″5.94−1.09830M1/M2IIIslow irregular variable
V862 AraV8621582208575117h 31m 23.28s−56° 55′ 15.47″5.95-3.142146B7II-IIIBe star
HD 150576ξ[e]1505768196616h 44m 39.75s−53° 09′ 08.2″5.96−0.66688G8III
HD 1532211532218321617h 00m 26.98s−48° 38′ 51.2″5.980.60389G5IV
HD 1520821520828280616h 55m 24.68s−63° 16′ 10.7″5.990.30448A0III
HD 1584761584768578817h 31m 49.10s−46° 02′ 12.4″6.04−2.912012F8/G0Ibsuspected variable
HD 1537911537918348117h 03m 41.68s−47° 09′ 38.1″6.07−0.33620A2/A3V
HR 6384V8291553418431117h 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 1590181590188606417h 35m 19.91s−53° 21′ 10.4″6.09−1.501072B9III
HD 1614201614208717417h 48m 38.08s−55° 24′ 06.6″6.092.55166A9IV
ν2 Araν2[3]1619178737917h 51m 11.03s−53° 07′ 49.0″6.090.13508B9.5III/IV
HD 162123χ[f]1621238740417h 51m 44.55s−45° 36′ 02.5″6.09−0.51682G6III
HD 1654931654938885918h 08m 30.11s−45° 46′ 01.1″6.13−0.86815B7/B8II
HD 1494851494858150716h 38m 52.71s−60° 59′ 25.1″6.160.08537B8Vn
HD 1498371498378165716h 40m 50.41s−60° 26′ 46.6″6.173.73100F2III-IV
HD 157599ω1[g]1575998539317h 26m 56.35s−51° 56′ 55.6″6.170.26495B8/B9V
HD 1504211504218184716h 43m 03.57s−46° 04′ 13.0″6.22F5Iab
HD 1575241575248548017h 28m 07.88s−63° 02′ 10.3″6.22−0.68782B7/B8V
V828 AraV8281532618332317h 01m 47.39s−58° 57′ 29.6″6.26−2.962280B2IVneBe star, Vmax = 6.11m, Vmin = 6.24m
HD 1588951588958608817h 35m 35.00s−59° 50′ 45.9″6.26−1.901399B5II/III
HD 1630711630718792817h 57m 42.74s−56° 53′ 46.4″6.26−1.741299B4III
HD 1563311563318475917h 19m 30.51s−50° 03′ 49.3″6.272.54182F2III
V626 AraV6261603428662817h 42m 03.62s−50° 30′ 38.4″6.28−2.011482M3IIIslow irregular variable, Vmax = 6.23m, Vmin = 6.46m
V872 AraV8721499898165016h 40m 44.39s−51° 28′ 42.9″6.302.86159A9Vγ Dor variable
ρ1 Araρ1[4]V8461524788286816h 56m 08.85s−50° 40′ 29.2″6.30−0.51751B3VnpeBe star
HD 1589071589078597517h 34m 16.89s−48° 31′ 36.8″6.320.52470G6/G8III
HD 154555υ[h]1545558398417h 10m 06.28s−61° 40′ 31.6″6.37−1.871449B8II/III
HD 1532011532018326917h 01m 07.03s−56° 33′ 18.1″6.40−1.401181Ap...
HD 153370φ[i]1533708332117h 01m 46.36s−51° 07′ 51.3″6.431.45323A7V
HD 1515661515668241816h 50m 36.09s−50° 02′ 41.8″6.452.07245A5+...
HD 1648961648968867518h 06m 09.21s−51° 44′ 38.0″6.46−1.891523A2III
HD 1508971508978209116h 46m 06.38s−46° 31′ 54.9″6.470.78448A1V
HD 1522201522208272316h 54m 31.55s−49° 42′ 38.8″6.49−1.681405K1II
HD 1559511559518470017h 18m 51.78s−62° 52′ 28.3″6.500.39542K1III
HD 157832V7501578328546717h 27m 54.81s−47° 01′ 34.4″6.65-5.077200B2Vneγ Cas variable, Vmax = 6.62m, Vmin = 6.68m, P = 1.10406 d
HD 1564111564118478717h 19m 51.40s−48° 32′ 57.5″6.672.96180G1Vw...Inquill,[5] has a planet (b)
R AraR1497308158916h 39m 44.74s−56° 59′ 39.8″6.732.20262B9IV/VAlgol variable, Vmax = 6.17m, Vmin = 7.32m, P = 4.42522 d
HD 155555V8241555558458617h 17m 25.50s−66° 57′ 03.7″6.774.18102.5G5IV+K0IV-VRS CVn variable, ΔV = 0.07m, P = 1.6816 d
HD 1563851563858475717h 19m 29.90s−45° 38′ 23.9″6.92WC7.5Wolf–Rayet star
HD 1548571548578406917h 11m 15.72s−56° 40′ 50.9″7.253.07223G5Vhas 2 confirmed planets (b & c)
V535 AraV5351594418630617h 38m 05.55s−56° 49′ 17.3″7.362.02381A8VW UMa variable, Vmax = 7.17m, Vmin = 7.75m, P = 0.62930098 d
HD 1546721546728398317h 10m 04.91s−56° 26′ 57.4″8.214.12215G3IVhas a planet (b)
RW AraRW15883017h 34m 49.23s−57° 08′ 50.5″8.97A1IVAlgol variable, Vmax = 8.85m, Vmin = 11.45m, P = 4.3674535 d
HD 1520791520798263216h 53m 29.74s−46° 19′ 58.6″9.204.55278G6Vhas a planet (b)
Gliese 6748552317h 28m 39.95s−46° 53′ 42.7″9.3611.0815M2.5has a planet (b)
Gliese 676A8564717h 30m 11.20s−51° 38′ 13.1″9.598.5553M0component of Gliese 676 system; has a planet (b)
S AraS8806417h 59m 10.75s−49° 26′ 00.5″10.731.811980A3RR Lyr variable, Vmax = 9.92m, Vmin = 11.24m, P = 0.451848 d
SAO 244567V83917h 16m 21.08s−59° 29′ 23.3″10.75-2.9618000B3ecentral star of Stingray Nebula
AE AraAE17h 41m 04.91s−47° 03′ 27.0″11.00M2-5.5+BeZ And variable, Vmax = 11.0m, Vmin = 13.6m, P = 803.4 d
CPD -56 8032V8378391617h 09m 00.86s−56° 54′ 48.1″11.04WC10central star of planetary nebula; Wolf–Rayet star Vmax = 10.9m, Vmin = 12.4m
AT AraAT17h 30m 33.80s−46° 05′ 58.9″11.5K2+SS Cyg variable, Vmax = 11.5m, Vmin = 15.32m, P = 0.37555 d
GX 339-4V82117h 02m 49.36s−48° 47′ 22.8″15.5X-ray nova, Vmax = 15.4m, Vmin = 20.4m, P = 1.7557 d
BPM 25114V82017h 47m 46.9s−52° 07′ 10″15.62DA:variable white dwarf, Vmax = 15.57m, Vmin = 15.74m, P = 2.8391 d
Westerlund 1-2616h 47m 05.40s−45° 50′ 36.8″16.79M5-6Iain Westerlund 1; one of the largest known stars
4U 1636-53V80116h 40m 55.5s−53° 45′ 05″17.5A1IVX-ray burster, Vmax = 16.5m, Vmin = 19.5m, P = 0.15804693 d
SGR 1627-4116h 35m 52.0s−47° 35′ 14.0″11000soft gamma repeater
Gliese 676B17h 30m 11.2s−51° 38′ 13.1″M3component of Gliese 676 system
BF AraBF17h 38m 21.33s−47° 10′ 41.5″SU UMa variable
OY AraOY14999016h 40m 50.27s−52° 25′ 51.3″nova and Algol variable
CXOU J164710.2-45521616h 47m 10.20s−45° 52′ 16.8″in Westerlund 1 Anomalous X-ray pulsar
PSR J1644-455916h 44m 49.28s−45° 59′ 09.5″pulsar
XTE J1650-50016h 50m 00.98s−49° 57′ 43.6″K4VLow-mass X-ray binary; black hole candidate
XTE J1701-46217h 00m 58.46s−46° 11′ 08.6″Low-mass X-ray binary
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Notes
  1. [a]
    Labelled Phi Normae (φ Nor/φ Normae) by Bode in his Uranographia
  2. [b]
    Labelled Omega2 Arae (ω2 Ara/ω2 Arae) by Bode in his Uranographia
  3. [c]
    Labelled Tau Arae (τ Ara/τ Arae) by Bode in his Uranographia
  4. [d]
    Labelled Psi Arae (ψ Ara/ψ Arae) by Bode in his Uranographia
  5. [e]
    Labelled Xi Arae (ξ Ara/ξ Arae) by Bode in his Uranographia
  6. [f]
    Labelled Chi Arae (χ Ara/χ Arae) by Bode in his Uranographia
  7. [g]
    Labelled Omega1 Arae (ω1 Ara/ω1 Arae) by Bode in his Uranographia
  8. [h]
    Labelled Upsilon Arae (υ Ara/υ Arae) by Bode in his Uranographia
  9. [i]
    Labelled Phi Arae (φ Ara/φ Arae) by Bode in his Uranographia

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