σ Arae (sigma Arae)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -13.23°
Az: 205.63°
Direction: South-South-West
σ Arae is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Ara.
σ Arae visual magnitude is 4.59. Because of its moderate brightness, σ 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 σ Arae. The red arrow shows the motion of σ Arae during the next
10000 years (-4.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.83 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for σ Arae (sigma Arae).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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Finder chart for σ Arae (sigma Arae).
The red dot in the diagram below shows where σ Arae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of σ Arae.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
σ Arae is distant 385.34 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
σ Arae (sigma Arae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK