Celestial Atlas
Ara <—     Aries: The Ram     —> Auriga
(possessive form Arietis, abbreviation Ari)
Hold the cursor over any Greek letter shown in the text to see its English transliteration
Constellations Bordering Aries
(tba)

Aries is one of the 48 ancient constellations recorded by Ptolemy.

Illustration of Aries
From Bayer's 1603 Uranometria
(Image Credit and © Tartu Observatory Virtual Museum; used by permission)
Portion of Bayer's Uranometria showing the region near Aries
The horizontal bands represent the Ecliptic (with degree markings) and the Zodiac

Map of Aries
Modified version of Wikimedia Commons map by Torsten Bronger


Stars in Aries

     Stars which have common names often have multiple names, so the common names shown (if any) cannot be considered authoritative. Right ascension and declination are given in 2000.0 coordinates.

α Ari

β Ari

γ Ari

δ Ari

ε Ari


Celestial Atlas
Ara <—     Aries: The Ram<     —> Auriga