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π Arae (pi Arae)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -85.79°   Az: 137.98°   Direction: South-West

π Arae is a sub-giant star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Ara.

π Arae visual magnitude is 5.25. Because of its faintness, π Arae is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of π Arae (pi Arae) star
DSS2 image of π Arae. The red arrow shows the motion of π Arae during the next 1000 years (-0.65 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 40m 11s
-54° 30’ 47”
12h 19m 25s
05h 59m 37s

J2000

17h 38m 05s
-54° 30’ 01”

Galactic Coordinates

337.24°
-12.04°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for π Arae (pi Arae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.25
Sub-giant

2.12
A5IV
8163K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

π Arae is distant 137.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

42.18
137.49
-3 km/s
-0.039 arcsec/y
-0.15"/y

Alternative Designations

π Arae
(pi Arae)
SAO244896
SAO244896

Visibility from Your Location

π Arae (pi Arae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK