ε1 Arae (epsilon1 Arae)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -68.88°
Az: 251.59°
Direction: South-South-West
ε1 Arae is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Ara.
ε1 Arae visual magnitude is 4.06. Because of its moderate brightness, ε1 Arae is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.
DSS2 image of ε1 Arae. The red arrow shows the motion of ε1 Arae during the next
10000 years (0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.83 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for ε1 Arae (epsilon1 Arae).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where ε1 Arae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of ε1 Arae.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
ε1 Arae is distant 304.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
ε1 Arae (epsilon1 Arae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK