λ Arae (lambda Arae)

Below the horizon. Rise: 23:02 | Tran: 1:00 | Set: 2:59

Alt: -44.84° Az: 126.54° Direction: South-West

λ Arae is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class F3 in the constellation of Ara.

λ Arae visual magnitude is 4.77. Because of its moderate brightness, λ 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 λ Arae. The red arrow shows the motion of λ Arae during the next 1000 years (1.30 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.93 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 42m 21s

Declination -49° 25’ 37”

Hour Angle 16h 04m 34s

Sidereal Time 09h 46m 56s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 40m 23s

Declination -49° 24’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 341.89°

Galactic Latitude -9.77°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for λ Arae (lambda Arae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.77

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 3.07

Spectral Type F3IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.4

Temperature 6880K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

λ Arae is distant 71.30 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 21.87

Distance (light year) 71.30

Radial Speed 4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.078 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.176"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation λ Arae
(lambda Arae)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD160032

SAO Catalogue SAO228257

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP86486

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4911616

Gliese Catalogue Gl 686.2

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Var?

Visibility from Your Location

Today's λ Arae (lambda Arae) rise, transit and set times from Stuart, United States are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/New_York):

Azimuth: 139.4° RISE 23:02

Max altitude: 3.9° TRANSIT 1:00

Azimuth: 220.6° SET 2:59

Name:	Stuart, United States
Latitude:	36° 38' 27.6" N
Longitude:	80° 15' 56.2" W
Timezone:	America/New_York

Set Location

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