How to see it
1Sig Ara has a visual magnitude of about 4.52: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 1Sig Ara: right ascension 17h 35m 40s, declination −46° 30′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Telescopium constellation (IAU figure Tel).
Catalog context
1Sig Ara. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86092, HD 159217, Gaia DR3 5949068676156098944. In the SkyKeepsake Telescopium (Tel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5949068676156098944
- HIP
- 86092
- HD
- 159217
- gaia_dr3
- 5949068676156098944
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 1Sig Ara
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.52