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Ara (abbr. Ara, gen. Arae)
The Altar; a small southern constellation that is rich in star clusters. See below for details of the constellation's brightest stars and interesting deep sky objects.
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| Ara. © 2003 Torsten Bronger. Copied here under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License |
| Stars brighter than magnitude 4.0 | ||||||
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| Star | Visual mag. |
Abs. mag. |
Spectral type |
Distance (lt-yr) |
R.A. (h m s) | Dec. ( ° ' '' ) |
| Beta | 2.84 | -3.50 | K3Ib-IIa | 603 | 17 25 18 | -55 31 47 |
| Alpha (Choo) | 2.84 | -1.52 | B2Vne | 242 | 17 31 50 | -49 52 34 |
| Zeta | 3.12 | -3.11 | K3III | 574 | 16 58 37 | -55 59 24 |
| Gamma | 3.31 | -4.40 | B1Ib | 1,140 | 17 25 24 | -56 22 39 |
| Delta | 3.60 | -0.20 | B8Vn | 187 | 17 31 06 | -60 41 01 |
| Theta | 3.65 | -3.81 | B2Ib | 1,010 | 18 06 38 | -50 05 30 |
| Eta | 3.77 | -1.14 | K5III | 313 | 16 49 47 | -59 02 29 |
| Other objects of interest | ||
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| Name | Type of Object | Notes |
| NGC 6193 | open cluster | A good object for binoculars, containing about 30 stars. Magnitude 5.2; diameter 15'; R.A. 16h 38m, Dec -48° 40' |
| IC 4651 | open cluster | Richer but fainter than NGC 6193 and requires a small telescope. Magnitude 7.1; diameter 12'; distance 3,600 light-years; R.A. 17h 21m, Dec. -49° 54' |
| NGC 6397 | globular cluster | The brightest of three easy globulars in Ara; it can be glimpsed with the naked eye and looks like a misty patch in small instruments. At a distance of about 8,200 light-years, it may be the second closest globular to Earth after M4. Magnitude 5.6; diameter 25.7'; R.A. 17h 37m, Dec. -53° 39' |
| Constellations |
| Andromeda | Antlia | Apus | Aquarius | Aquila | Ara | Aries | Auriga | Bootes | Caelum | Camelopardalis | Cancer | Canes Venatici | Canis Major | Canis Minor | Capricornus | Carina | Cassiopeia | Centaurus | Cepheus | Cetus | Chamaeleon | Circinus | Columba | Coma Berenices | Corona Austrina | Corona Borealis | Corvus | Crater | Crux | Cygnus | Delphinus | Dorado | Draco | Equuleus | Eridanus | Fornax | Gemini | Grus | Hercules | Horologium | Hydra | Hydrus | Indus | Lacerta | Leo | Leo Minor | Lepus | Libra | Lupus | Lynx | Lyra | Mensa | Microscopium | Monoceros | Musca | Norma | Octans | Ophiuchus | Orion | Pavo | Pegasus | Perseus | Phoenix | Pictor | Pisces | Piscis Austrinus | Puppis | Pyxis | Reticulum | Sagitta | Sagittarius | Scorpius | Sculptor | Scutum | Serpens | Sextans | Taurus | Telescopium | Triangulum | Triangulum Australe | Tucana | Ursa Major | Ursa Minor | Vela | Virgo | Volans | Vulpecula |
Related categories
• NOTABLE STARS
• NEBULAE AND STAR CLUSTERS
• GALAXIES
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