Ara

Overview

Ara (Arae) — The Altar is one of the 88 modern constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union.

Notable stars

18 catalogued stars in this encyclopedia.

• Alpha Araemag 2.84
• Beta Araemag 2.84
• Zeta Araemag 3.12
• Gamma Araemag 3.31
• Delta Araemag 3.6
• Theta Araemag 3.65
• Eta Araemag 3.77
• HR 6295mag 4.06
• Sigma Araemag 4.56
• Lambda Araemag 4.76
• Cervantesmag 5.12
• Kappa Araemag 5.19

Deep-sky objects

• NGC 6397
• NGC 6250
• IC 4651
• NGC 6208
• NGC 6200
• NGC 6204
• NGC 6362
• NGC 6352
• NGC 6193
• Rim Nebula

Neighbouring constellations

Knowledge connections

• Constellation ofAlpha Arae
• Constellation ofBeta Arae
• Constellation ofZeta Arae
• Constellation ofGamma Arae
• Constellation ofDelta Arae
• Constellation ofTheta Arae
• Constellation ofEta Arae
• Constellation ofHR 6295
• Constellation ofSigma Arae
• Constellation ofLambda Arae
• Constellation ofCervantes
• Constellation ofKappa Arae
• Constellation ofIota Arae
• Constellation ofPi Arae
• Constellation ofHR 6314
• Constellation ofHR 6477
• Constellation ofHR 6416
• Constellation ofInquill
• Contains objectNGC 6397
• Contains objectNGC 6250
• Contains objectIC 4651
• Contains objectNGC 6208
• Contains objectNGC 6200
• Contains objectNGC 6204

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

• IAUInternational Astronomical Union

  Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.