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| Abbreviation: Ara |
| English Name: The Altar |
| Genitive: Arae |
| Hemisphere: Southern Hemisphere (Never visible from the UK.) |
| Location: Between the constellations of Telescopium and Norma. |
| Visible between latitudes: +25 and -90 degrees |
| Best season: Summer |
| Seen in three seasons: Spring, Summer and Autumn |
| Best seen in: July |
| Seen between: March to December |
| Right Ascension (RA): 17 hour |
| Declination (DEC): -55 degrees |
| Area (square degrees): 237 (63rd) |
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Ara (The Altar)
- The southern constellation of Ara between Scorpius and Triangulum Australe, lies in the Milky Way.
o - Ara was one of the 48 Greek constellations described by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).
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Messier Objects in Ara
| No Messier objects in Ara |
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Other objects in Ara
| Select Catalog | No of Objects |
| Barnard (B) | 0x object |
| Caldwell (C) | 3x objects |
| Collinder (Cr) | 9x objects |
| New General Catalogue (NGC) | 16x objects |
| Index Catalogue (IC) | 9x objects |
| Sharpless (Sh2) | 0x object |
Features of Interest
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- NGC 6397 – A large Globular Cluster, about two-thirds the size of the Full Moon; it  is just visible to the naked-eye and easy to find with binoculars.
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Named Stars
- Arae
- more list of stars in Ara
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IAU Sky Chart: Ara
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Constellations: Southern Celestial Hemisphere
– never seen from the UK
| Apus | Ara | Caelum | Carina | Centaurus | Chameleon |
| Corona Australis | Crux | Dorado | Grus | Horologium | Hydrus |
| Indus | Mensa | Octans | Pavo | Phoenix | Pictor |
| Reticulum | Telescopium | Triangulum Australe | Tucana | Vela | Volans |
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