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 Ara β 157244 85258 2.84 −3.49 603 K0/1Ib α Ara α 158427 85792 2.84 −1.51 242 B2Vne Choo, Tchou; λ Eri and γ Cas variable, ζ Ara ζ 152786 83081 3.12 −3.11 574 K5III γ Ara γ 157246 85267 3.31 −4.40 1136 B1Ib δ Ara δ 158094 85727 3.60 −0.19 187 B8V θ Ara θ 165024 88714 3.65 −3.81 1012 B2Ib η Ara η 151249 82363 3.77 −1.14 313 K5III binary star ε1 Ara ε1 152980 83153 4.06 −0.79 304 K4III σ Ara σ 159217 86092 4.56 −0.80 385 A0V λ Ara λ 160032 86486 4.76 3.06 71 F3IV suspected δ Sct variable μ Ara μ 160691 86796 5.12 4.20 50 G3IV-V Cervantes,Final Results of NameExoWorlds Public Vote Released has four planets (b, c, d, & e) κ Ara κ 157457 85312 5.19 −0.24 398 K1III a triple star system. ι Ara ι 157042 85079 5.21 −1.51 721 B2IIIne Be star, π Ara π 159492 86305 5.25 2.12 137 A7V ε2 Ara ε2 153580 83431 5.27 3.17 86 F6V HD 157661 157661 85389 5.28 −1.04 599 B8V multiple star system 41 G. Ara 156274 84720 5.47 5.75 29 G8V binary star; suspected variable ρ2 ρ2Bode designated it as "2.ρ". 152824 83057 5.53 −0.50 523 B9IV HD 150898 150898 82171 5.55 −3.48 2090 B0Iab suspected variable HD 150168 (φ) 150168 81733 5.62 −4.38 3260 B1II HD 153053 153053 83187 5.64 2.12 165 A3V HD 150136 150136 81702 5.65 O3.5If*+O6V triple star; suspected rotating ellipsoidal variable, V539 Ara ν1 V539 161783 87314 5.68 −1.33 823 B2V + B3V Algol variable and slowly pulsating B star, HD 156838 156838 85147 5.69 −2.82 1638 B2IV HD 157753 ω2 157753 85470 5.72 0.81 312 K2III HD 153716 τ 153716 83535 5.73 −1.00 723 B5IV HD 150745 150745 82110 5.74 −1.31 838 B2IV-V HD 156854 156854 85068 5.76 0.27 409 G8/K0III HD 156942 156942 85169 5.76 −0.92 706 B8Ib/II HD 160263 160263 86552 5.78 −0.75 660 A0V HD 156768 156768 85049 5.86 −1.05 786 G8Ib/II HD 154903 154903 84248 5.87 0.87 327 K0III-IV HD 159463 159463 86248 5.89 0.76 346 K0III-IV HD 157662 157662 85409 5.90 −2.65 1672 B9II HD 151967 151967 82672 5.91 −0.71 688 M0III semiregular variable HD 156091 ψ 156091 84731 5.93 −3.06 2050 K2IIICN... HD 157819 157819 85520 5.93 −1.27 898 G8II/III Binary HD 152527 152527 82902 5.94 1.01 315 A0III V854 Ara V854 155035 84105 5.94 −1.09 830 M1/M2III slow irregular variable V862 Ara V862 158220 85751 5.95 -3.14 2146 B7II-III Be star HD 150576 ξ 150576 81966 5.96 −0.66 688 G8III HD 153221 153221 83216 5.98 0.60 389 G5IV HD 152082 152082 82806 5.99 0.30 448 A0III HD 158476 158476 85788 6.04 −2.91 2012 F8/G0Ib suspected variable HD 153791 153791 83481 6.07 −0.33 620 A2/A3V HR 6384 V829 155341 84311 6.08 −1.90 1283 M1/2II/III+A semiregular variable, HD 159018 159018 86064 6.09 −1.50 1072 B9III HD 161420 161420 87174 6.09 2.55 166 A9IV ν2 Ara ν2Originally 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. 161917 87379 6.09 0.13 508 B9.5III/IV HD 162123 χ 162123 87404 6.09 −0.51 682 G6III HD 165493 165493 88859 6.13 −0.86 815 B7/B8II HD 149485 149485 81507 6.16 0.08 537 B8Vn HD 149837 149837 81657 6.17 3.73 100 F2III-IV HD 157599 ω1 157599 85393 6.17 0.26 495 B8/B9V HD 150421 150421 81847 6.22 F5Iab HD 157524 157524 85480 6.22 −0.68 782 B7/B8V V828 Ara V828 153261 83323 6.26 −2.96 2280 B2IVne Be star, HD 158895 158895 86088 6.26 −1.90 1399 B5II/III HD 163071 163071 87928 6.26 −1.74 1299 B4III HD 156331 156331 84759 6.27 2.54 182 F2III V626 Ara V626 160342 86628 6.28 −2.01 1482 M3III slow irregular variable, V872 Ara V872 149989 81650 6.30 2.86 159 A9V γ Dor variable ρ1 Ara ρ1Lacaille originally lettered it as ρ and Bode designated it as "1.ρ". V846 152478 82868 6.30 −0.51 751 B3Vnpe Be star HD 158907 158907 85975 6.32 0.52 470 G6/G8III HD 154555 υ 154555 83984 6.37 −1.87 1449 B8II/III HD 153201 153201 83269 6.40 −1.40 1181 Ap... HD 153370 φ 153370 83321 6.43 1.45 323 A7V HD 151566 151566 82418 6.45 2.07 245 A5+... HD 164896 164896 88675 6.46 −1.89 1523 A2III HD 150897 150897 82091 6.47 0.78 448 A1V HD 152220 152220 82723 6.49 −1.68 1405 K1II HD 155951 155951 84700 6.50 0.39 542 K1III HD 157832 V750 157832 85467 6.65 -5.07 7200 B2Vne γ Cas variable, HD 156411 156411 84787 6.67 2.96 180 G1Vw... Inquill, has a planet (b) R Ara R 149730 81589 6.73 2.20 262 B9IV/V Algol variable, HD 155555 V824 155555 84586 6.77 4.18 102.5 G5IV+K0IV-V RS CVn variable, HD 156385 156385 84757 6.92 WC7.5 Wolf–Rayet star HD 154857 154857 84069 7.25 3.07 223 G5V has 2 confirmed planets (b & c) V535 Ara V535 159441 86306 7.36 2.02 381 A8V W UMa variable, HD 154672 154672 83983 8.21 4.12 215 G3IV has a planet (b) RW Ara RW 158830 8.97 A1IV Algol variable, HD 152079 152079 82632 9.20 4.55 278 G6V has a planet (b) Gliese 674 85523 9.36 11.08 15 M2.5 has a planet (b) Gliese 676A 85647 9.59 8.55 53 M0 component of Gliese 676 system; has a planet (b) S Ara S 88064 10.73 1.81 1980 A3 RR Lyr variable, SAO 244567 V839 10.75 -2.96 18000 B3e central star of Stingray Nebula AE Ara AE 11.00 M2-5.5+Be Z And variable, CPD -56 8032 V837 83916 11.04 WC10 central star of planetary nebula; Wolf–Rayet star AT Ara AT 11.5 K2+ SS Cyg variable, GX 339-4 V821 15.5 X-ray nova, BPM 25114 V820 15.62 DA: variable white dwarf, Westerlund 1-26 16.79 M5-6Ia in Westerlund 1; one of the largest known stars 4U 1636-53 V801 17.5 A1IV X-ray burster, SGR 1627-41 11000 soft gamma repeater Gliese 676B M3 component of Gliese 676 system BF Ara BF SU UMa variable OY Ara OY 149990 nova and Algol variable CXOU J164710.2-455216 in Westerlund 1 Anomalous X-ray pulsar PSR J1644-4559 pulsar XTE J1650-500 K4V Low-mass X-ray binary; black hole candidate XTE J1701-462 Low-mass X-ray binary

Notes

See also List of stars by constellation

References

Wagman, M., (2003). Lost Stars, The McDonald & Woodward Publishing Co., Blackburg, Virginia.