How to see it
Eta Ara has a visual magnitude of about 3.11: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Eta Ara: right ascension 16h 49m 47s, declination −59° 2′ 29″ (J2000), on the celestial sphere.
Catalog context
Eta Ara. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 82363, HD 151249, Gaia DR3 5926920079553285760.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5926920079553285760
- HIP
- 82363
- HD
- 151249
- gaia_dr3
- 5926920079553285760
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Eta Ara
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.11