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γ Arae (gamma Arae)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -32.70°   Az: 218.48°   Direction: South-West

γ Arae is a multiple supergiant star of spectral class B1 in the constellation of Ara.

γ Arae visual magnitude is 3.34. Because of its moderate brightness, γ 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.

Image of γ Arae (gamma Arae) star
DSS2 image of γ Arae. The red arrow shows the motion of γ Arae during the next 10000 years (-0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 27m 30s
-56° 23’ 52”
04h 44m 32s
22h 12m 03s

J2000

17h 25m 23s
-56° 22’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

334.64°
-11.48°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for γ Arae (gamma Arae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.34
Supergiant

-4.37
B1I
12103K

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

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

Star System Properties

γ 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 γ Arae double sysyem:

3.34
10.34
7
17.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

γ Arae is distant 1,135.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

348.43
1,135.89
-3 km/s
-0.002 arcsec/y
-0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

γ Arae
(gamma Arae)
SAO244726
SAO244726

Visibility from Your Location

γ Arae (gamma Arae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK