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.

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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

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