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Gamma Arae

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Also known as γ Arae, γ Ara, ALS 15048, HD 157246, HR 6462, HIC 85267, HIP 85267, GSC 08736-03857

star in the constellation Ara

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
Be*
Spectral type
B1Ib
Distance
1,113 light-years
Redshift
z = -0.000010006872787182708
Coordinates
RA 261.3486° · Dec -56.3777°
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
blue supergiant
Constellation
Ara
Distance from Earth
221
Radius
23
Image
Ara IAU.svg
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spectral class
B1n
catalog code
AKARI-IRC-V1 J1725236-562239
apparent magnitude
3.73
right ascension
261.34855755629
declination
-56.37778454666
parallax
2.93
stellar rotational velocity
230.0
radial velocity
-4.0
epoch
J2000.0
effective temperature
23700
luminosity
120000
absolute magnitude
-4.326
right ascension component of proper motion
-3
declination component of proper motion
-17
surface gravity
813
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