How to see it
Kap Ara has a visual magnitude of about 4.90: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Kap Ara: right ascension 17h 26m 0s, declination −50° 38′ 1″ (J2000), on the celestial sphere.
Catalog context
Kap Ara. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85312, HD 157457, Gaia DR3 5925327333882816256.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5925327333882816256
- HIP
- 85312
- HD
- 157457
- gaia_dr3
- 5925327333882816256
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Kap Ara
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.90