Constellation
Ara
Ara (Ara) is one of the 88 constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union. Its brightest star is β Ara (magnitude 2.84).
| Latin name | Ara |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | Ara |
| Brightest star | β Ara |
| Stars in this encyclopedia | 99 |
| Stars with exoplanets | 12 |
| Deep-sky objects | 78 |
| Galaxies | 8 |
In the sky
Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 37° N. South of latitude 37° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in June, the best time to observe it.
Its brightest stars
- β Ara 2.84 · 715.3 light-years
- α Ara 2.84 · 267.3 light-years
- ζ Ara 3.12 · 565.0 light-years
- γ Ara 3.31 · 1,113 light-years
- δ Ara 3.60 · 225.4 light-years
- θ Ara 3.65 · 1,107 light-years
- η Ara 3.77 · 304.8 light-years
- ε¹ Ara 4.06 · 368.5 light-years
- σ Ara 4.56 · 382.4 light-years
- λ Ara 4.76 · 68.4 light-years
- Cervantes 5.12 · 50.9 light-years
- κ Ara 5.19 · 429.9 light-years
- ι Ara 5.21 · 915.9 light-years
- π Ara 5.25 · 133.8 light-years
- ε² Ara 5.27 · 87.3 light-years
- HIP 85389 5.28 · 668.2 light-years
- Gl 666A 5.47 · 28.7 light-years
- HIP 83057 5.53 · 626.0 light-years
- HIP 82171 5.55 · 3,702 light-years
- HIP 81733 5.62 · 3,348 light-years
- HIP 83187 5.64 · 171.8 light-years
- HIP 87314 5.68 · 1,294 light-years
- HIP 85147 5.69 · 1,571 light-years
- HIP 85470 5.72 · 353.2 light-years
- HIP 83535 5.73 · 676.6 light-years
Its stars with exoplanets
Deep-sky objects
- Westerlund 1 Star cluster
- PSR B1659-60 (J1704-6016) Pulsar
- PSR B1745-56 (J1749-5605) Pulsar
- PSR B1707-53 (J1711-5350) Pulsar
- PSR J1740-5340A Pulsar
- PSR J1740-5340B Pulsar
- PSR J1757-5322 Pulsar
- PSR B1647-528 (J1651-5255) Pulsar
- PSR B1647-52 (J1651-5222) Pulsar
- PSR J1732-5049 Pulsar
- PSR B1727-47 (J1731-4744) Pulsar
- PSR J1638-4725 Pulsar
- PSR J1803-4719 Pulsar
- PSR B1636-47 (J1640-4715) Pulsar
- PSR J1638-4713 Pulsar
- PSR B1747-46 (J1751-4657) Pulsar
- PSR J1640-4631 Pulsar
- PSR J1728-4608 Pulsar
- PSR B1635-45 (J1639-4604) Pulsar
- PSR B1641-45 (J1644-4559) Pulsar
- PSR B1634-45 (J1637-4553) Pulsar
- NGC 6362 Globular cluster
- NGC 6397 Globular cluster
- NGC 6352 Globular cluster
- FSR 1735 Globular cluster
- ESO280-SC06 (ESO-SC06) Globular cluster
- ESO 137-43 Star cluster
- FSR 1713 Star cluster
- ESO 139-13 Star cluster
- FSR 1718 Star cluster
- NGC 6208 Star cluster
- FSR 1729 Star cluster
- NGC 6253 Star cluster
- ESO 229-02 Star cluster
- FSR 1740 Star cluster
- DBSB 104 Star cluster
- Collinder 307 Star cluster
- Lynga 12 Star cluster
- IC 4651 Star cluster
- NGC 6167 Star cluster
- FSR 1732 Star cluster
- DBSB 103 Star cluster
- NGC 6193 Star cluster
- Ruprecht 120 Star cluster
- Harvard 13 Star cluster
- Hogg 21 Star cluster
- Hogg 20 Star cluster
- NGC 6200 Star cluster
- DBSB 169 Star cluster
- Alessi 9 Star cluster
- FSR 1739 Star cluster
- Hogg 22 Star cluster
- DBSB 171 Star cluster
- NGC 6204 Star cluster
- Lynga 11 Star cluster
- Ruprecht 121 Star cluster
- NGC 6250 Star cluster
- DBSB 108 Star cluster
- PC 11 Planetary nebula
- IC 4642 Planetary nebula
- He 2-170 Planetary nebula
- PC 14 Planetary nebula
- NGC 6326 Planetary nebula
- He 2-186 Planetary nebula
- Sp 3 Planetary nebula
- He 2-187 Planetary nebula
- He 2-248 Planetary nebula
- PC 17 Planetary nebula
- Tc 1 Planetary nebula
- SNR G332.5-5.6 Supernova
- SNR G337.2-0.7 Supernova
- (CTB 33) (SNR G337.0-0.1) Supernova
- SNR G337.2+0.1 Supernova
- Kes 41 (SNR G337.8-0.1) Supernova
- SNR G338.3+0.0 Supernova
- SNR G338.1+0.4 Supernova
- SNR G338.5+0.1 Supernova
- RCW 108 Nebula
Galaxies
Its other stars
- HIP 82110
- HIP 85068
- HIP 85169
- HIP 86552
- HIP 85049
- HIP 84248
- HIP 86248
- HIP 85409
- HIP 82672
- HIP 84731
- HIP 85520
- HIP 82902
- HIP 84105
- HIP 81966
- HIP 83216
- HIP 82806
- HIP 85751
- HIP 85788
- HIP 83481
- HIP 84311
- HIP 86064
- HIP 87174
- HIP 87379
- HIP 87404
- HIP 88859
- HIP 81507
- HIP 81657
- HIP 85393
- HIP 81847
- HIP 85480
- HIP 83323
- HIP 86088
- HIP 87928
- HIP 84759
- HIP 86628
- HIP 81650
- HIP 82868
- HIP 85975
- HIP 83984
- HIP 83269
- HIP 83321
- HIP 82418
- HIP 88675
- HIP 82091
- HIP 82723
- HIP 84700
- Inquill
- HD 154857
- Gl 638.1
- Gl 656
- HD 154672
- Gl 666B
- GJ 3982
- GJ 9593A
- HD 152079
- GJ 674
- GJ 676 A
- Gl 698.1
- GJ 680
- GJ 9593B
- TOI-907
- IC 4651 9122
- GJ 4028
- TOI-3486
- Gl 629.3
- Gl 633
- GJ 1218
- Gl 676B
- TOI-4552
- GJ 4012
- DENIS-P J1756561-480509
- WISE J174102.78-464225.5
- WISEA J173453.90-481357.9
- CWISE J172617.09-484424.9