How to see it
Zet Ara has a visual magnitude of about 2.51: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Zet Ara: right ascension 16h 58m 37s, declination −55° 59′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).
Catalog context
Zet Ara. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 83081, HD 152786, Gaia DR3 5917537534527580160. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5917537534527580160
- HIP
- 83081
- HD
- 152786
- gaia_dr3
- 5917537534527580160
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Zet Ara
Also known as
- GJ 9581
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5917537534527580160
- HD 152786
- HIP 83081
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 2.51