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ARA

 

Abbreviation: Ara).

 

An original constellation though apparently without any definite legends attached to it.  There are 7 stars above the fourth magnitude.

 

BRIGHTEST STARS

 

STAR

R.A.

DEC

MAG.

ABS.MAG

SPEC

DIST. PC

H

M

S

o

h

16

49

47.0

-59

02

29

3.76

-0.3

K5

58

x

16

58

37.1

-55

59

24

3.13

-0.3

K5

42

e¹

16

59

34.9

-53

09

38

4.06

-0.5

M1

82

b

17

25

17.9

-55

31

47

2.85

-4.4

K3

240

g

17

25

23.5

-56

22

39

3.34

-4.4

B1

330

d

17

31

05.8

-60

41

01

3.62

-0.2

B8

29

a

17

31

50.3

-49

52

34

2.95

-1.7

B3

58 CHOO

s

17

35

39.4

-46

30

20

4.59

---

AO

47

q

18

06

37.6

-50

05

30

3.66

-5.1

B1

480

 

VARIABLES

 

STAR

R.A

DEC

RANGE

PERIOD,D

SPEC

NOTES

H

M

o

X

16

32.4

-55

18

8.0---13.5

176

M

MIRA

R

16

39.7

-57

00

5.9---6.9

4.4

B9

ALGO TYPE HAS DISTANT 3RD COMPONENT

U

17

49.6

-51

40

7.7—14.1

225

M

MIRA

 

CLUSTERS AND NEBULÆ

 

OBJECT

R.A

DEC

TYPE

NOTES

H

M

o

NGC  6167

12

30.6

-49

30

OPEN CLUSTER

MAG.6.4. OVER 100 STARS

NGC  6204

12

45.7

-46

56

OPEN CLUSTER

MAG.8.7 OVER 25 STARS

I         6188

16

35.9

-48

55

NEBULA

OVER 2000 L/Y AWAY

NGC  6193

16

37.6

-48

40

OPEN CLUSTER

MAG.5. 30 STARS

NGC  6215

16

46.8

-58

55

SPIRAL GALAXY

MAG.11

NGC  6523

16

55.1

-52

38

OPEN CLUSTER

MAG.10. OVER 70 STARS

I         4642

17

07.6

-55

20

PLANETARY

FAINT (BELOW MAG.12)

I         4651

17

20.7

-49

54

OPEN CLUSTER

RICH; ABOUT MAG.8

NGC  6352

17

21.6

-67

01

GLOBULAR

FAIRLY EASY MAG.8

NGC  6362

17

26.6

-67

01

GLOBULAR

MAG.7; EASY

NGC  6397

17

36.8

-53

39

GLOBULAR

BRIGHT MAG.5

 

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