Aries

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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.
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• It is located between Pisces (The Fish) to the west and Taurus (The Bull) to the east.
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• Unfortunately, although the three main stars of the constellation; Hamal, Sheratan, and Mesarthim, are fairly easy to recognise.
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• 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

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Catalog of Deep Sky Objects objects in Aries

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Deep Sky Objects in Aries

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Showpieces

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Binoculars Objects

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Features of Interest

• The few deep-sky objects (DSO) in Aries are very dim.
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• 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

Andromeda	Aquarius	Aquila	Aries		Auriga
Boötes	Camelopardalis	Cancer	Canes Venatici		Canis Major
Canis Minor	Capricornus	Cassiopeia	Cepheus		Cetus
Coma Berenices	Corona Borealis	Corvus	Crater		Cygnus
Delphinus	Draco	Equuleus	Gemini		Hercules
Hydra	Lacerta	Leo	Leo Minor		Lepus
Libra	Lynx	Lyra	Monoceros		Ophiuchus
Orion	Pegasus	Perseus	Pisces		Sagitta
Scutum	Serpens Caput	Serpens Cauda	Sextans		Taurus
Triangulum	Ursa Major	Ursa Minor	Virgo		Vulpecula

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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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