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| Abbreviation: Ari |
| English Name: The Ram |
| Genitive: Hamal |
| Hemisphere: Northern Hemisphere |
| Location: Between the constellations of Perseus and Pisces. |
| Visible between latitudes: +90 and -60 degrees |
| Best season: Autumn |
| Seen in three seasons: Summer, Autumn & Winter |
| Best seen in: December (map) |
| Seen between: September and February |
| Right Ascension (RA): 03 hour |
| Declination (DEC): +20 degrees |
| Area (square degrees): 441 (39th) |
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Aries (The Ram)
- This is one of the 12 constellations of the Zodiac constellations;
– the groups of stars through which the apparent course of the Sun passes during the year.
o - It is located between Pisces (The Fish) to the west and Taurus (The Bull) to the east.
o - Unfortunately, although the three main stars of the constellation; Hamal, Sheratan, and Mesarthim, are fairly easy to recognise.
o - This constellation has little to offer in the way of observable objects.
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Messier Objects in Aries
| No Messier objects in Aries |
Other objects in Aries
| Select Catalog | No of Objects |
| Barnard (B) | 5x objects |
| Caldwell (C) | 0x object |
| Collinder (Cr) | 0x object |
| New General Catalogue (NGC) | 81x objects |
| Index Catalogue (IC) | 69x objects |
| Sharpless (Sh2) | 0x object |
Deep Sky Objects in Aries
| Object Type | No of Objects |
| Deep Sky Objects in Aries | Altogether: 504x objects |
| Breakdown of Deep Sky Objects | |
| – Open Clusters | 0x object |
| – Globular Clusters | 0x object |
| – Galaxies | 436x objects |
| – Galaxy Clusters | 43x objects |
| – Planetary Nebulae | 1x object |
| – Dark Nebulae | 10x objects |
| – Hii Region | 14x objects |
| – Supernova Remnant | 0x object |
| – Emission Region | 0x object |
| – Reflection Nebula | 0x object |
| – Asterism | 0x object |
Features of Interest
- The few deep-sky objects (DSO) in Aries are very dim.
o - NGC 772 – Spiral Galaxy; relatively bright galaxy, showing nebulosity and ellipticity in telescopes.
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Named Stars
- Hamal (Alpha Ari)
- Sharatan (Beta Ari)
- Mesarthim (Gamma 2 Ari)
- Botein (Delta Ari)
- more list of stars in Aries
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Planetarium / Constellation Map
| Live constellation visible from the UK :- Planetarium (Aries) | Best Seen in: December (map) | Seen between: September and February |
IAU Sky Chart: Aries
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Constellations – Visible from the UK
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Parts visible from the UK
| Antlia | Columba | Eridanus | Fornax | Microscopium | ||
| Piscis Austrinus | Puppis | Pyxis | Sagittarius | Scorpius | ||
| Sculptor |
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Constellations: Southern Celestial Hemisphere
…..– never seen from the UK
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