List of stars in Ara explained

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Ara, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name	B	Var	HD	HIP	RA	Dec	vis. mag.	abs. mag.	Dist. (ly)	Sp. class	Notes
	β		157244	85258			2.84	−3.49	603	K3Ib-II
	α		158427	85792			2.84	−1.51	242	B2Vne	Choo, Tchou; λ Eri and γ Cas variable,
	ζ		152786	83081			3.12	−3.11	574	K5III
	γ		157246	85267			3.31	−4.40	1136	B1Ib
	δ		158094	85727			3.60	−0.19	187	B8V
	θ		165024	88714			3.65	−3.81	1012	B2Ib
	η		151249	82363			3.77	−1.14	313	K5III	binary star
	ε^1		152980	83153			4.06	−0.79	304	K4III
	σ		159217	86092			4.56	−0.80	385	A0V
	λ		160032	86486			4.76	3.06	71	F3IV	suspected δ Sct variable
	μ		160691	86796			5.12	4.20	50	G3IV-V	Cervantes,^[1] has four planets (b, c, d, & e)
	κ		157457	85312			5.19	−0.24	398	K1III	a triple star system.
	ι		157042	85079			5.21	−1.51	721	B2IIIne	Be star,
	π		159492	86305			5.25	2.12	137	A7V
	ε^2		153580	83431			5.27	3.17	86	F6V
			157661	85389			5.28	−1.04	599	B8V	multiple star system
			156274	84720			5.47	5.75	29	G8V	binary star; suspected variable
	ρ^2^[2]		152824	83057			5.53	−0.50	523	B9IV
			150898	82171			5.55	−3.48	2090	B0Iab	suspected variable
			150168	81733			5.62	−4.38	3260	B1II
			153053	83187			5.64	2.12	165	A3V
			150136	81702			5.65			O3.5If*+O6V	triple star suspected rotating ellipsoidal variable,
	ν^1	V539	161783	87314			5.68	−1.33	823	B2V + B3V	Algol variable and slowly pulsating B star,
			156838	85147			5.69	−2.82	1638	B2IV
			157753	85470			5.72	0.81	312	K2III
			153716	83535			5.73	−1.00	723	B5IV
			150745	82110			5.74	−1.31	838	B2IV-V
			156854	85068			5.76	0.27	409	G8/K0III
			156942	85169			5.76	−0.92	706	B8Ib/II
			160263	86552			5.78	−0.75	660	A0V
			156768	85049			5.86	−1.05	786	G8Ib/II
			154903	84248			5.87	0.87	327	K0III-IV
			159463	86248			5.89	0.76	346	K0III-IV
			157662	85409			5.90	−2.65	1672	B9II
			151967	82672			5.91	−0.71	688	M0III	semiregular variable
			156091	84731			5.93	−3.06	2050	K2IIICN...
			157819	85520			5.93	−1.27	898	G8II/III	Binary
			152527	82902			5.94	1.01	315	A0III
		V854	155035	84105			5.94	−1.09	830	M1/M2III	slow irregular variable
		V862	158220	85751			5.95	-3.14	2146	B7II-III	Be star
			150576	81966			5.96	−0.66	688	G8III
			153221	83216			5.98	0.60	389	G5IV
			152082	82806			5.99	0.30	448	A0III
			158476	85788			6.04	−2.91	2012	F8/G0Ib	suspected variable
			153791	83481			6.07	−0.33	620	A2/A3V
		V829	155341	84311			6.08	−1.90	1283	M1/2II/III+A	semiregular variable,
			159018	86064			6.09	−1.50	1072	B9III
			161420	87174			6.09	2.55	166	A9IV
	ν^2^[3]		161917	87379			6.09	0.13	508	B9.5III/IV
			162123	87404			6.09	−0.51	682	G6III
			165493	88859			6.13	−0.86	815	B7/B8II
			149485	81507			6.16	0.08	537	B8Vn
			149837	81657			6.17	3.73	100	F2III-IV
			157599	85393			6.17	0.26	495	B8/B9V
			150421	81847			6.22			F5Iab
			157524	85480			6.22	−0.68	782	B7/B8V
		V828	153261	83323			6.26	−2.96	2280	B2IVne	Be star,
			158895	86088			6.26	−1.90	1399	B5II/III
			163071	87928			6.26	−1.74	1299	B4III
			156331	84759			6.27	2.54	182	F2III
		V626	160342	86628			6.28	−2.01	1482	M3III	slow irregular variable,
		V872	149989	81650			6.30	2.86	159	A9V	γ Dor variable
	ρ^1^[4]	V846	152478	82868			6.30	−0.51	751	B3Vnpe	Be star
			158907	85975			6.32	0.52	470	G6/G8III
			154555	83984			6.37	−1.87	1449	B8II/III
			153201	83269			6.40	−1.40	1181	Ap...
			153370	83321			6.43	1.45	323	A7V
			151566	82418			6.45	2.07	245	A5+...
			164896	88675			6.46	−1.89	1523	A2III
			150897	82091			6.47	0.78	448	A1V
			152220	82723			6.49	−1.68	1405	K1II
			155951	84700			6.50	0.39	542	K1III
		V750	157832	85467			6.65	-5.07	7200	B2Vne	γ Cas variable,
			156411	84787			6.67	2.96	180	G1Vw...	Inquill,^[5] has a planet (b)
		R	149730	81589			6.73	2.20	262	B9IV/V	Algol variable,
		V824	155555	84586			6.77	4.18	102.5	G5IV+K0IV-V	RS CVn variable,
			156385	84757			6.92			WC7.5	Wolf–Rayet star
			154857	84069			7.25	3.07	223	G5V	has 2 confirmed planets (b & c)
		V535	159441	86306			7.36	2.02	381	A8V	W UMa variable,
			154672	83983			8.21	4.12	215	G3IV	has a planet (b)
		RW	158830				8.97			A1IV	Algol variable,
			152079	82632			9.20	4.55	278	G6V	has a planet (b)
				85523			9.36	11.08	15	M2.5	has a planet (b)
				85647			9.59	8.55	53	M0	component of Gliese 676 system; has a planet (b)
		S		88064			10.73	1.81	1980	A3	RR Lyr variable,
		V839					10.75	-2.96	18000	B3e	central star of Stingray Nebula
		AE					11.00			M2-5.5+Be	Z And variable,
		V837		83916			11.04			WC10	central star of planetary nebula; Wolf–Rayet star
		AT					11.5			K2+	SS Cyg variable,
		V821					15.5				X-ray nova,
		V820					15.62			DA:	variable white dwarf,
							16.79			M5-6Ia	in Westerlund 1; one of the largest known stars
		V801					17.5			A1IV	X-ray burster,
									11000		soft gamma repeater
										M3	component of Gliese 676 system
		BF									SU UMa variable
		OY	149990								nova and Algol variable
											in Westerlund 1 Anomalous X-ray pulsar
											pulsar
										K4V	Low-mass X-ray binary; black hole candidate
											Low-mass X-ray binary

Notes

See also

• List of stars by constellation

References

• Web site: ESA . European Space Agency . The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues . 1997 . 26 December 2006 .
• Web site: Kostjuk . N. D. . HD-DM-GC-HR-HIP-Bayer-Flamsteed Cross Index . 2002 . 26 December 2006 .
• Web site: Roman . N. G. . Identification of a Constellation from a Position . 1987 . 26 December 2006 .
• Web site: Gould . B. A. . Uranometria Argentina . Reprinted and updated by Pilcher, F . 19 July 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120227032716/http://www.uranometriaargentina.com/ . 27 February 2012 .
• Web site: Samus . N. N. . Durlevich . O. V. . etal . Combined General Catalogue of Variable Stars (GCVS4.2) . 2004 . 2 April 2012 .
• Web site: Samus . N. N. . Durlevich . O. V. . etal . General Catalog of Variable Stars (GCVS database, version 2012Feb) . 2012 . 2 April 2012 .
• Wagman, M., (2003). Lost Stars, The McDonald & Woodward Publishing Co., Blackburg, Virginia.

Notes and References

1. http://www.iau.org/news/pressreleases/detail/iau1514/ Final Results of NameExoWorlds Public Vote Released
2. [Johann Elert Bode|Bode]
3. Originally Lacaille lettered this star with neighboring V539 Ara as ν. Bečvář's atlas, Boss' catalogue, and Tirion's 1st edition of Sky Atlas 2000.0 erroneously lettered it as υ². Subsequently Tirion removed it in Uranometria 2000.0 and the 2nd edition of Sky Atlas 2000.0.
4. Lacaille originally lettered it as ρ and Bode designated it as "1.ρ".
5. Web site: Peru. NameExoWorlds. en. 2020-03-10.