How to see it
Lam Ara has a visual magnitude of about 4.63: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Lam Ara: right ascension 17h 40m 24s, declination −49° 24′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Telescopium constellation (IAU figure Tel).
Catalog context
Lam Ara. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86486, HD 160032, Gaia DR3 5946685759563224960. In the SkyKeepsake Telescopium (Tel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5946685759563224960
- HIP
- 86486
- HD
- 160032
- gaia_dr3
- 5946685759563224960
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Lam Ara
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.63