Stars in Ara
The brightest star in Ara is Beta Ara, at apparent magnitude 2.84 and 646 ly from Earth, one of 22 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 2 of them carrying a name.
Brightest first. A constellation is a direction, not a neighbourhood: these stars share a patch of sky as seen from Earth and can sit thousands of light-years apart. The known worlds in this direction →
| # | Star | Magnitude | Distance | Class | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beta Ara | 2.84 | 646 ly | K3Ib-II | ~3,825 K |
| 2 | Alpha Ara | 2.84 | 267 ly | B2Vne | ~12,216 K |
| 3 | Zeta Ara | 3.12 | 486 ly | K5III | ~3,717 K |
| 4 | Gamma Ara | 3.31 | 1,113 ly | B1Ib | ~12,489 K |
| 5 | Delta Ara | 3.60 | 198 ly | B8V | ~11,641 K |
| 6 | Theta Ara | 3.65 | 813 ly | B2Ib | ~11,590 K |
| 7 | Eta Ara | 3.77 | 299 ly | K5III | ~3,703 K |
| 8 | Epsilon¹ Ara | 4.06 | 361 ly | K4III | ~3,867 K |
| 9 | HD 160691 | 5.12 | 50.9 ly | G3 IV-V | 5,773 K |
| 10 | Cervantes | 5.12 | 50.6 ly | G5V | ~5,622 K |
| 11 | HD 156411 | 6.67 | 185 ly | F8 IV/V | 5,900 K |
| 12 | Inquill | 6.67 | 179 ly | G1Vw... | ~5,913 K |
| 13 | HD 154857 | 7.24 | 207 ly | G5 V | 5,605 K |
| 14 | HD 154672 | 8.21 | 206 ly | G3 IV | 5,743 K |
| 15 | HD 152079 | 9.18 | 287 ly | G6 V | 5,907 K |
| 16 | GJ 674 | 9.38 | 14.8 ly | M2.5 | 3,600 K |
| 17 | GJ 676 A | 9.58 | 52.3 ly | M0 | 3,734 K |
| 18 | GJ 680 | 10.13 | 31.5 ly | K5 | 3,563 K |
| 19 | TOI-907 | 10.39 | 1,019 ly | F-type | 6,272 K |
| 20 | IC 4651 9122 | 10.91 | 2,803 ly | K-type | 4,740 K |
| 21 | TOI-3486 | 12.33 | 505 ly | K-type | 4,930 K |
| 22 | TOI-4552 | 14.44 | 88.9 ly | M4.5 V | 3,258 K |
Common questions
What is the brightest star in Ara?
The brightest star in Ara is Beta Ara, at apparent magnitude 2.84 and 646 ly from Earth, one of 22 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 2 of them carrying a name.
What is the nearest star in Ara?
The nearest of them is GJ 674, 15 ly away.