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public  Dodoma, Tanzania Dodoma, Tanzania  ⓘ
TimezoneAfrica/Dar_es_Salaam
Sunrise: 6:48 
Transit: 12:41 
Sunset: 18:33
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α Arae (alpha Arae)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 16:58 | Tran: 23:26 | Set: 5:57
Alt: 46.27°   Az: 178.81°   Direction: South

α Arae is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Ara.

α Arae visual magnitude is 2.95. Because of its brightness, α Arae is clearly visible to the naked eye when observed from locations with dark skies, and should be also quite easily visible from light polluted areas.

Image of α Arae (alpha Arae) star
DSS2 image of α Arae. The red arrow shows the motion of α Arae during the next 10000 years (-5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 33m 49s
-49° 53’ 34”
23h 54m 53s
17h 28m 42s

J2000

17h 31m 50s
-49° 52’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

340.76°
-8.83°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for α Arae (alpha Arae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

2.95
Main-sequence

-1.40
B2V
12902K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where α Arae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of α Arae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

α Arae is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the α Arae double sysyem:

2.95
10.95
8
55.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

α Arae is distant 242.20 light years from the Sun

74.29
242.20
-0.031 arcsec/y
-0.07"/y

Alternative Designations

α Arae
(alpha Arae)
SAO228069
SAO228069

Visibility from Your Location

Today's α Arae (alpha Arae) rise, transit and set times from Dodoma, Tanzania are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Africa/Dar_es_Salaam):

Azimuth: 139.9°
Max altitude: 46.3°
Azimuth: 220.1°