Asteria — interactive night sky map
Cervantes (Mu Arae) is a star in the constellation Ara with an apparent magnitude of 5.12. It lies about 51 light-years from Earth. It is visible to the naked eye under dark skies.
It is best placed in the evening sky around June. It is visible from the whole southern hemisphere and from northern latitudes up to about 38°N. It is circumpolar (never sets) south of latitude 38°S.