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), on the celestial sphere.
Catalog context
Pi Ara. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86305, HD 159492, Gaia DR3 5921246427739258112.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5921246427739258112
- HIP
- 86305
- HD
- 159492
- gaia_dr3
- 5921246427739258112
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Pi Ara
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.21