title: Nu2 Arae
text: # Nu2 Arae
  
  $Nu^2$ Arae, Latinized from $ν^2$ Arae, is the Bayer designation for a star in the southern constellation of Ara. It is approximately 570 light-years (170 parsecs) from the Earth and is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 6.10. The stellar classification of B9.5 III-IV shows this to be a B-type star with a spectrum that displays features part way between the subgiant and giant star stages.
  
  The star is sometimes referred as $Upsilon^2$ Arae $(υ^2$ Arae).
  
  