β Arae (beta Arae)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -20.09°
Az: 161.87°
Direction: South
β Arae is a supergiant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Ara.
β Arae visual magnitude is 2.85. Because of its brightness, β 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.
DSS2 image of β Arae. The red arrow shows the motion of β Arae during the next
10000 years (-1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.17 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for β Arae (beta Arae).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where β Arae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of β Arae.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
β Arae is distant 602.59 light years from the Sun
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
β Arae (beta Arae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK