How to see it
Pi 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 Pi Ara: right ascension 17h 38m 5s, declination −54° 30′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).
Catalog context
Pi Ara. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86305, HD 159492, Gaia DR3 5921246427739258112. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5921246427739258112
- HIP
- 86305
- HD
- 159492
- gaia_dr3
- 5921246427739258112
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Pi Ara
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.21