Ara constellation
Latin Ara, genitive Arae, abbreviation Ara
North up, east to the left, as you see the sky. The lines are a common figure; the stars are from the catalogue.
When can Ara be seen?
It stands highest around 10 pm in July. It can be seen from everywhere south of 24°N, and it never sets south of 40°S.
The brightest stars
| Star | Designation | Magnitude | Colour |
|---|---|---|---|
| – | β Ara | 2.85 | reddish |
| Choo | α Ara | 2.95 | bluish |
| – | ζ Ara | 3.13 | reddish |
| – | γ Ara | 3.34 | bluish |
| – | δ Ara | 3.62 | bluish |
| – | θ Ara | 3.66 | bluish |
| – | η Ara | 3.76 | reddish |
| – | ε1 Ara | 4.06 | reddish |
The smaller the number, the brighter: below 1 are the brightest stars of the sky, 4 is hard to see under a city sky. Greek letters after Johann Bayer (1603).