θ Arae (theta Arae)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -29.72°
Az: 225.50°
Direction: South
θ Arae is a supergiant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Ara.
θ Arae visual magnitude is 3.66. Because of its moderate brightness, θ 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 θ Arae. The red arrow shows the motion of θ Arae during the next
10000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.33 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for θ Arae (theta Arae).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where θ Arae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of θ Arae.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
θ Arae is distant 1,012.42 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
θ Arae (theta Arae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK