Beta Arae

Starbox begin
name=β Arae Starbox image


caption = β Arae Starbox observe
epoch=J2000
ra=17^h 25^m 17.9887^s
dec= -55° 31′ 47.583″
appmag_v=2.832
constell=Ara Starbox character
class=K3Ib-II
r-i = 0.53
v-r =
b-v = 1.46
u-b = 1.56
variable= Starbox astrometry
radial_v=-0.4
prop_mo_ra=-8.23
prop_mo_dec=-24.71
parallax=5.41
p_error=0.76
absmag_v=4.341 Starbox detail
mass=0,8
radius=0,9
luminosity=0,4 | temperature=3,500–5,000
metal=
rotation=
age=

Starbox catalog
names=GSC 08732-02866, 2MASS J17251796-5531477, TD1 20321, CPC 19 6834, HD 157244, N30 3875, TYC 8732-2866-1, CPD-55 8100, HIC 85258, PLX 3947, UBV M 22142, FK5 645, HIP 85258, PPM 345989, UBV 14805, GC 23515, HR 6461, SACS 377, GCRV 10044, IRAS 17211-5529, SAO 244725, JP11 2849. Starbox reference
Simbad=HD+157244
ARICNS =

Beta Arae (β Ara / β Arae) is the brightest star in the constellation Ara.

Beta Arae is an orange K-type bright giant or supergiant with an apparent magnitude of +2.84. It is approximately 603 light years from Earth.

Reference

* [http://webviz.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-S?HR%206461 HR 6461]
* [http://www.alcyone.de/cgi-bin/search.pl?object=HR6461 HR 6461]
* [http://aladin.u-strasbg.fr/AladinPreview?-c=17+25+17.9887-55+31+47.583&ident=*+bet+Ara&submit=Aladin+previewer Image Beta Arae]