Ara
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Ara is a small southern sky constellation named after the altar, located near the Milky Way and visible primarily from the Southern Hemisphere.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | constellation ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Ara ⓘ |
| areaSquareDegrees | 237 ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
48 Ptolemaic constellations
ⓘ
88 IAU constellations ⓘ |
| bestViewingMonth | July NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderingConstellation |
Apus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norma NERFINISHED ⓘ Pavo NERFINISHED ⓘ Scorpius NERFINISHED ⓘ Telescopium NERFINISHED ⓘ Triangulum Australe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStar | Beta Arae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStarApparentMagnitude | 2.84 ⓘ |
| containsObjectType |
emission nebula
ⓘ
globular cluster ⓘ open cluster ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | equatorial coordinate system ⓘ |
| declinationRange | −45° to −67° ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | known to Ptolemy ⓘ |
| eclipticCrosses | false ⓘ |
| genitiveForm | Arae ⓘ |
| hasMeteorShower | no major meteor shower ⓘ |
| hemisphere | Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| IAUConstellationCode | Ara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | altar ⓘ |
| milkyWayPassesThrough | true ⓘ |
| mythology | associated with altar of the gods in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| name | Ara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDeepSkyObject |
NGC 6193
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 6200 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 6352 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 6397 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStar |
Alpha Arae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gamma Arae NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeta Arae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMainStars | 7 ⓘ |
| numberOfStarsWithPlanets | at least 1 ⓘ |
| quadrant | SQ3 ⓘ |
| rankByArea | 63 ⓘ |
| rightAscensionRange | 16h30m to 18h10m ⓘ |
| visibleBetweenLatitudes | +25° and −90° ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visibleInSeason | winter in Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| zodiacConstellation | false ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.