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), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).
Catalog context
Kap Ara. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85312, HD 157457, Gaia DR3 5925327333882816256. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5925327333882816256
- HIP
- 85312
- HD
- 157457
- gaia_dr3
- 5925327333882816256
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Kap Ara
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.90