How to see it
Iot Ara has a visual magnitude of about 5.21: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Iot Ara: right ascension 17h 23m 16s, declination −47° 28′ 6″ (J2000), on the celestial sphere.
Catalog context
Iot Ara. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85079, HD 157042, Gaia DR3 5950328750846409856.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5950328750846409856
- HIP
- 85079
- HD
- 157042
- gaia_dr3
- 5950328750846409856
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Iot Ara
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.21