Star
γ Arae
HIP 85267 · Blue-white supergiant
True colour from its B–V index (-0.15) — a surface around 12,500 K.
Distance
1,113 light-years
Spectral type
B1Ib
Brightness
mag 3.31
Absolute mag
-4.36
Luminosity
4,813 × Sun
Surface
~12,500 K
Right ascension
17h 25m 24s
Declination
−56° 23′
- γ Arae is a blue-white supergiant in Ara.
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Distances and spectral types: HYG Database (Hipparcos parallaxes), CC BY-SA 4.0.