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s in the constellation

Constellation

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Ara
Ara (constellation)
Ara is a southern constellation situated between Scorpius and Triangulum Australe. Its name is Latin for "altar". Ara was one of the 48 Greek constellations described by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical...

, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name	B Bayer designation A Bayer designation is a stellar designation in which a specific star is identified by a Greek letter, followed by the genitive form of its parent constellation's Latin name...	G. Gould designation Gould designations for stars are similar to Flamsteed designations in the way that they number stars within a constellation in increasing order of right ascension. Each star is assigned an integer , followed by " G. " , and then the Latin genitive of the constellation it lies in...	HD Henry Draper Catalogue The Henry Draper Catalogue is an astronomical star catalogue published between 1918 and 1924, giving spectroscopic classifications for 225,300 stars; it was later expanded by the Henry Draper Extension , published between 1925 and 1936, which gave classifications for 46,850 more stars, and by the...	HIP	Vis. mag. Apparent magnitude The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere...	Abs. mag. Absolute magnitude Absolute magnitude is the measure of a celestial object's intrinsic brightness. it is also the apparent magnitude a star would have if it were 32.6 light years away from Earth...	Dist. (ly)	Sp. class Stellar classification In astronomy, stellar classification is a classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics. The spectral class of a star is a designated class of a star describing the ionization of its chromosphere, what atomic excitations are most prominent in the light, giving an objective measure...	Notes
β Ara Beta Arae Beta Arae is the brightest star in the constellation Ara.Beta Arae is an orange K-type bright giant or supergiant with an apparent magnitude of +2.84...	β	51	157244	85258	2.84	−3.49	603	K3Ib-II
α Ara	α	62	158427	85792	2.84	−1.51	242	B2Vne	Choo, Tchou; Be star Be star A Be star is a B-type star with prominent emission lines of hydrogen in its spectrum. The designation is combined by the spectral class, B, and the lowercase e denoting emission in the spectral classification system. Line emission from other atomic ions might be present as well, but is typically...
ζ Ara Zeta Arae Zeta Arae is a star in the constellation Ara. It is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +3.12. It is approximately 574 light years from Earth....	ζ	23	152786	83081	3.12	−3.11	574	K5III
γ Ara Gamma Arae Gamma Arae is a star in the constellation Ara. It is approximately 1140 light years from Earth. This is a blue-white B-type supergiant with an apparent magnitude of +3.5....	γ	50	157246	85267	3.31	−4.40	1136	B1Ib
δ Ara Delta Arae Delta Arae is a double star in the constellation Ara.Delta Arae is a blue-white B-type main sequence star with an apparent magnitude of 3.60m. It is 187 light years from the Earth...	δ	60	158094	85727	3.60	−0.19	187	B8V
θ Ara Theta Arae Theta Arae is a star in the constellation Ara.Theta Arae is a blue-white B-type supergiant with an apparent magnitude of +3.65. It is approximately 1010 light years from Earth.-References:* *...	θ	84	165024	88714	3.65	−3.81	1012	B2Ib
η Ara Eta Arae Eta Arae or IDS 16411-5852 A is a double star in the constellation Ara. It is approximately 313 light years from Earth....	η	13	151249	82363	3.77	−1.14	313	K5III	binary star Binary star A binary star is a star system consisting of two stars orbiting around their common center of mass. The brighter star is called the primary and the other is its companion star, comes, or secondary...
ε¹ Ara Epsilon1 Arae Epsilon1 Arae is the 4th magnitude star in the constellation Ara.ε1 Arae is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of 4.06m. It is approximately 300 light years from the Earth....	ε¹	25	152980	83153	4.06	−0.79	304	K4III
σ Ara Sigma Arae Sigma Arae is a star in the constellation Ara. It is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.56. It is approximately 386 light years from Earth.-References:* *...	σ	67	159217	86092	4.56	−0.80	385	A0V
λ Ara Lambda Arae Lambda Arae is a star in the constellation Ara. It is a yellow-white F-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +4.76. It is approximately 71.3 light years from Earth.-References:* *...	λ	71	160032	86486	4.76	3.06	71	F3IV
μ Ara Mu Arae Mu Arae , often referred to by its designation in the Henry Draper catalogue HD 160691, is a main sequence G-type star around 50 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Ara. The star has a planetary system with four known planets, three of them with masses comparable to that of Jupiter...	μ	75	160691	86796	5.12	4.20	50	G3IV-V	has four planets Extrasolar planet An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a planet outside the Solar System. A total of such planets have been identified as of . It is now known that a substantial fraction of stars have planets, including perhaps half of all Sun-like stars... (b Mu Arae b Mu Arae b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star Mu Arae. At least one and a half times the mass of Jupiter, its orbital period is 643.25 days. This planet's discovery was announced on December 12, 2002 and was originally thought to be on a highly eccentric orbit... , c Mu Arae c Mu Arae e is one of the four extrasolar planets orbiting the star Mu Arae. Its discovery was announced on June 13, 2002. Mu Arae e is a gas giant at least 1.8 times as massive as Jupiter. The planet orbits at Jupiter-like distance at 5.235 AU.-References:... , d Mu Arae d Mu Arae c, also known as HD 160691 c, is an extrasolar planet orbiting around Mu Arae. Its discovery was announced on August 25, 2004. At the time, its minimum mass was reported at just 14 times that of Earth, although later work established a value of 10.5 Earth masses. It orbits very close to Mu... , & e Mu Arae e Mu Arae d is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star Mu Arae. The planet has a mass about half that of Jupiter and orbits at a distance of 0.921 AU from the star with a period of 310.55 days... )
κ Ara Kappa Arae Kappa Arae is a double star in the constellation Ara. It is approximately 398 light years from Earth. The more luminous star is a yellow G-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.19. It has two 14th magnitude companions that are at an angular distance of 25 and 30 arcseconds.-References:* * *...	κ	53	157457	85312	5.19	−0.24	398	K1III	a triple star system.
ι Ara Iota Arae Iota Arae is a star in the constellation Ara. It is approximately 720 light years from Earth.This is a blue-white B-type giant with a mean apparent magnitude of +5.21. It is classified as a Gamma Cassiopeiae-type variable star and its brightness varies from magnitude +5.18 to...	ι	49	157042	85079	5.21	−1.51	721	B2IIIne	Be star; γ Cas variable
π Ara Pi Arae Pi Arae is a star in the constellation Ara. This is a white A-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +5.25. It is approximately 138 light years from Earth.-References:* * *...	π	69	159492	86305	5.25	2.12	137	A7V
ε² Ara Epsilon2 Arae Epsilon2 Arae is a double star in the constellation Ara. It is approximately 85.9 light years from Earth.The brighter component is a yellow-white F-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +5.4. It has a close companion, which is 0.6 arcseconds away and has an apparent magnitude of...	ε²	31	153580	83431	5.27	3.17	86	F6V
NSV 8637 HD 157661 h 4949 or HJ 4949 is a double star system in the constellation of Ara.- External links :Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg* VizieR Detailed Page: Hoffleit, D., Warren, Jr., W. H.,...		56	157661	85389	5.28	−1.04	599	B8V	multiple star system
41 G. Ara		41	156274	84720	5.47	5.75	29	G8V	nearby binary star Binary star A binary star is a star system consisting of two stars orbiting around their common center of mass. The brighter star is called the primary and the other is its companion star, comes, or secondary... .
	ρ²	24	152824	83057	5.53	−0.50	523	B9IV
		9	150898	82171	5.55	−3.48	2090	B0Iab
		4	150136	81702	5.57			O5
		5	150168	81733	5.62	−4.38	3260	B1II
		26	153053	83187	5.64	2.12	165	A3V
V539 Ara Nu1 Arae Nu1 Arae is a triple star system in the constellation of Ara, and approximately 800 light years from the Earth.The primary component, ν1 Arae A, is detached blue-white B-type main sequence star. The secondary component, ν1 Arae B, is the 9th magnitude. The spectroscopic companion is also...	ν¹	77	161783	87314	5.68	−1.33	823	B2V + B3V	Algol variable Algol variable Algol variables or Algol-type binaries are a class of eclipsing binary stars where the orbital plane of the stars are coincident with the line of sight from Earth. When the cooler component passes in front of the hotter one, part of the latter's light is blocked, and the total brightness of the...
		46	156838	85147	5.69	−2.82	1638	B2IV
		58	157753	85470	5.72	0.81	312	K2III
		32	153716	83535	5.73	−1.00	723	B5IV
		8	150745	82110	5.74	−1.31	838	B2IV-V
		47	156854	85068	5.76	0.27	409	G8/K0III
		48	156942	85169	5.76	−0.92	706	B8Ib/II
		72	160263	86552	5.78	−0.75	660	A0V
		45	156768	85049	5.86	−1.05	786	G8Ib/II
		36	154903	84248	5.87	0.87	327	K0III-IV
		68	159463	86248	5.89	0.76	346	K0III-IV
		54	157662	85409	5.90	−2.65	1672	B9II
		16	151967	82672	5.91	−0.71	688	M0III
		40	156091	84731	5.93	−3.06	2050	K2IIICN...
HD 157819 HD 157819 HD 157819 is star in double system.-References:* * *...		59	157819	85520	5.93	−1.27	898	G8II/III	Binary
		22	152527	82902	5.94	1.01	315	A0III
V854 Ara HD 155035 HD 155035 or V854 Arae is variable star of irregular type.-References:* *...		38	155035	84105	5.94	−1.09	830	M1/M2III	Irregular variable Irregular variable An irregular variable is a type of variable star in which variations in brightness show no regular periodicity. There are two main sub-types of irregular variable: eruptive and pulsating.Eruptive irregular variables are divided into three categories:...
V862 Ara			158220	85751	5.95		2146	B7II-III	Be star
		7	150576	81966	5.96	−0.66	688	G8III
		29	153221	83216	5.98	0.60	389	G5IV
		17	152082	82806	5.99	0.30	448	A0III
		61	158220	85751	5.99	−3.10	2145	B7II/III
		63	158476	85788	6.04	−2.91	2012	F8/G0Ib
		33	153791	83481	6.07	−0.33	620	A2/A3V
V829 Ara HD 155341 HD 155341 or V829 Arae is an ellipsoidal variable star.-References:* * *...		39	155341	84311	6.08	−1.90	1283	M1/2II/III+A	ellipsoidal variable Rotating ellipsoidal variable Rotating ellipsoidal variables are a class of variable star. They are close binary systems whose components are ellipsoidal. They are not eclipsing, but fluctuations in apparent magnitude occur due to changes in the amount of light emitting area visible to the observer... star
		66	159018	86064	6.09	−1.50	1072	B9III
		76	161420	87174	6.09	2.55	166	A9IV
ν² Ara Nu2 Arae Nu2 Arae is a 6th magnitude blue-white B-type giant in the constellation of Ara. It is approximately 500 light years from the Earth.The star is sometimes referred as Upsilon2 Arae .-External links:...	ν²	78	161917	87379	6.09	0.13	508	B9.5III/IV
		80	162123	87404	6.09	−0.51	682	G6III
		85	165493	88859	6.13	−0.86	815	B7/B8II
		1	149485	81507	6.16	0.08	537	B8Vn
		2	149837	81657	6.17	3.73	100	F2III-IV
		55	157599	85393	6.17	0.26	495	B8/B9V
		6	150421	81847	6.22			F5Iab
		52	157524	85480	6.22	−0.68	782	B7/B8V
V828 Ara HD 153261 HD 153261 or V828 Arae is a Be star.-References:* * *...		28	153261	83323	6.26	−2.96	2280	B2IVne	Be star
		64	158895	86088	6.26	−1.90	1399	B5II/III
		82	163071	87928	6.26	−1.74	1299	B4III
		42	156331	84759	6.27	2.54	182	F2III
V626 Ara HD 160342 HD 160342 or V626 Arae is a variable star.-References:* *...		73	160342	86628	6.28	−2.01	1482	M3III	Variable star Variable star A star is classified as variable if its apparent magnitude as seen from Earth changes over time, whether the changes are due to variations in the star's actual luminosity, or to variations in the amount of the star's light that is blocked from reaching Earth...
V872 Ara HD 149989 HD 149989 or V872 Arae is a variable star of Gamma Doradus type.-References:* *...		3	149989	81650	6.30	2.86	159	A9V	Variable Star of gamma Dor Gamma Doradus variable Gamma Doradus variables are variable stars which display variations in luminosity due to non-radial pulsations of their surface. The stars are typically young, early F or late A type main sequence stars, and typical brightness fluctuations are 0.1 magnitudes with periods on the order of one day... type.
V846 Ara	ρ¹	21	152478	82868	6.30	−0.51	751	B3Vnpe	Be star
		65	158907	85975	6.32	0.52	470	G6/G8III
		34	154555	83984	6.37	−1.87	1449	B8II/III
		27	153201	83269	6.40	−1.40	1181	Ap...
		30	153370	83321	6.43	1.45	323	A7V
		15	151566	82418	6.45	2.07	245	A5+...
		83	164896	88675	6.46	−1.89	1523	A2III
		10	150897	82091	6.47	0.78	448	A1V
		18	152220	82723	6.49	−1.68	1405	K1II
			155951	84700	6.50	0.39	542	K1III
HD 156411 HD 156411 HD 156411 is a 7th magnitude G-type main sequence star located approximately 180 light years away in the constellation Ara. This star is larger, hotter, brighter, and more massive than our Sun. Also its metal content is three-fourths as much as the Sun. In 2009, a gas giant planet was found in...			156411	84787	6.67	2.96	180	G1Vw…	has a planet (b HD 156411 b HD 156411 b is an extrasolar planet which orbits the G-type main sequence star HD 156411, located approximately light years away in the constellation Ara. This planet has at least three-fourths the mass of Jupiter and takes eight-thirds years to orbit the star at a semimajor axis of 1.81 AU... )
R Ara R Arae R Arae or HD 149730 is an Algol-type eclipsing binary.-References:* * *...			149730	81589	6.73	2.20	262	B9IV/V	Algol variable
HD 154857 HD 154857 \|- bgcolor="#FFFAFA"\| Equatorial [ g ] \|\| 54,7 m/s2HD 154857 is a yellow main-sequence star approximately 224 light years away in the constellation of Ara.-Planetary system:...			154857	84069	7.25	3.07	223	G5V	has confirmed planet (b HD 154857 b HD 154857 b is an extrasolar planet approximately 224 light years away in the constellation of Ara. This is a gas giant mass that orbits the star in an eccentric orbit. This planet was detected by using Anglo-Australian Telescope UCLE spectrometer.... ) and unconfirmed planet (c HD 154857 c HD 154857 c is an unconfirmed extrasolar planet located approximately 224 light-years away in the constellation of Ara, orbiting the star HD 154857. This planet takes at least 1900 days to orbit the star. It was discovered on 9 February 2007 by O’Toole in Australia using the method Doppler... )
HD 154672 HD 154672 HD 154672 is a yellow subgiant . It is about 65 parsecs away from the Sun that is larger than, but of a similar mass to, the Sun. However, HD 154672 is much older...			154672	83983	8.21	4.12	215	G3IV	has a planet (b HD 154672 b HD 154672 b is an extrasolar planet located approximately 215 light-years away in the constellation of Ara, orbiting the metal-rich and aged star HD 154672. This planet has a minimum mass five times that of Jupiter and orbits at about 60% the distance between the Earth to the Sun... )
HD 152079 HD 152079 HD 152079 is a star in the constellation Ara and has one planet.- See also :* HD 129445* HD 164604* HD 175167* HD 86226* List of extrasolar planets...			152079	82632	9.20	4.55	278	G6V	has a planet (b HD 152079 b This planet is a eccentric Jupiter gas giant discovered by the Magellan Planet Search Program in 2010.... )
Gliese 674				85523	9.36	11.08	15	M2.5	has a planet (b Gliese 674 b Gliese 674 b is an extrasolar planet approximately 15 light years away in the constellation of Ara. This planet orbits tightly around Gliese 674. It is a sub-Neptune-or-Uranus-mass planet either gaseous or rocky. It orbits as close as 0.039 AU from the star and takes only 4.6938 days to orbit. This... )
Gliese 676A Gliese 676 Gliese 676 is a 10th magnitude binary star, both are M-type main sequence stars located approximately 53 light years away in the constellation Ara. Both stars are smaller, cooler, dimmer, and less massive than our Sun...				85647	9.59	8.55	53	M0	component of Gliese 676 system; has a planet (b)
Gliese 676B Gliese 676 Gliese 676 is a 10th magnitude binary star, both are M-type main sequence stars located approximately 53 light years away in the constellation Ara. Both stars are smaller, cooler, dimmer, and less massive than our Sun...								M3	component of Gliese 676 system

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