Sigma Arae

Starbox short
name=σ Arae
epoch=J2000.0
constell=Ara
ra=17^h 35^m 39.6^s
dec=−46° 30' 20"
spectral=A0V
appmag_v=+4.56
absmag_v=-0.80
dist_ly=386 ± 33
dist_pc=118 ± 10
names=HR 6537, HD 159217,
CD-46°11661, HIP 86092,
SAO 228162, GC 23815

Sigma Arae (σ Ara / σ Arae) is a star in the constellation Ara.

Sigma Arae is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.56. It is approximately 386 light years from Earth.

Reference

* [http://www.alcyone.de/cgi-bin/search.pl?object=HR6537 HR 6537]
* [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=HD+159217&NbIdent=1&Radius=2&Radius.unit=arcmin&submit=submit+id Simbad]
* [http://aladin.u-strasbg.fr/AladinPreview?-c=17+35+39.5900-46+30+20.462&ident=*+sig+Ara&submit=Aladin+previewer Image Sigma Arae]