Ara - Revision history

Sushoff: /* (Pseudo-)Eratosthenes */

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(Pseudo-)Eratosthenes

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	It has two stars on the hearth and two at the base. base. Four in all.</blockquote>English from French:<blockquote>French translation by: Jordi Pàmias i Massana and Arnaud Zucker (2013). Ératosthènes de Cyrène – Catastérismes, Les Belles Lettres, Paris, 114-116</blockquote>		It has two stars on the hearth and two at the base. base. Four in all.</blockquote>English from French:<blockquote>French translation by: Jordi Pàmias i Massana and Arnaud Zucker (2013). Ératosthènes de Cyrène – Catastérismes, Les Belles Lettres, Paris, 114-116</blockquote>

			'''Eratosthenes's star catalogue''' can be reconstructed from the list of stars he mentions in the last section of each of the constelllation descriptions. Hoffmann (2017)<ref name=":02">Hoffmann, S. M., <nowiki><i>Hipparchs Himmelsglobus</i></nowiki>. Springer Wiesbaden/ New York, 2017. doi:10.1007/978-3-658-18683-8.</ref> made such a catalogue and used it for computational comparison with Hipparchus's, Ptolemy's and Babylonian data; it is based on the edition and translation by Pamias and Geus (2007)<ref>Eratosthenes: Sternsagen, übersetzt von Pamìas, Jordi und Geus, Klaus, Verlag Utopica, Oberhaid 2007</ref> and presented here in English translation.
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Sushoff: /* Stars Mentioned */

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Stars Mentioned

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	====== ~~Stars Mentioned~~ ======		====== Hipparchus's "lost" star Catalogue ======
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	\|+		The star catalogue of Hipparchus is not preserved. Yet, several scholars have reconstructed it in the past century: Vogt (1925)<ref>Vogt, H., “Versuch einer Wiederherstellung von Hipparchs Fixsternver zeichnis”, <nowiki><i>Astronomische Nachrichten</i></nowiki>, vol. 224, no. 2, Wiley, p. 17, 1925. doi:10.1002/asna.19252240202.</ref>, Grasshoff (1990)<ref>Graßhoff, G., <nowiki><i>The History of Ptolemy's Star Catalogue</i></nowiki>, Springer, New York, 1990 </ref>, Hoffmann (2017)<ref>Hoffmann, S. M., <nowiki><i>Hipparchs Himmelsglobus</i></nowiki>. Springer Wiesbaden/ New York, 2017. doi:10.1007/978-3-658-18683-8.</ref> and Glover (2026)<ref>Glover, E. (2026). ''The Astronomy of Hipparchus'', Cambridge University Press</ref>. Grasshoff's catalogue and computations are not published digitally, Hoffmann published three versions of the Manitius+Hoffmann<ref>Hipparchus's Lost Star Catalogue (1/2 reconstructed) (Hoffmann, 2017) in VizieR</ref> star lists in the CDS [https://vizier.unistra.fr/ VizieR] "catalog of catalogs", and Glover printed the star lists constellationwise in his book.
	!		{\|class="wikitable"
	!~~Greek~~		\|+ Hipparchus's star in Aquarius (Glover 2026)
	!~~German~~
	!~~English~~		!hipp.Cat.ID
	!ident.		!constStarID
	!~~src~~		!starName
	!		!ident.Bayer
	!~~lam_culm~~		!ident.HIP
			!concordance
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|38
	\|		\|1
	\|		\|
	\|		\|α Ara
	\|		\|85792
	\|~~Lib II Cap V §10~~		\|CPAE
	~~\|rising, east, first~~
	\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|39
	\|		\|2
	\|		\|
	\|		\|β Ara
	\|		\|85258
	\|~~Lib II Cap V §10~~		\|CPAE
	~~\|rising, east, last~~
	\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|40
	\|		\|3
	\|		\|
	\|		\|γ Ara
	\|		\|85267
	\|~~Lib II Cap VI §2~~		\|CPAE
	~~\|setting CrB, south, last~~
	~~\|Psc 13.5~~
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|41
	\|		\|4
	\|		\|
	\|		\|ε Ara (ε1)
	\|		\|83153
	\|~~Lib II Cap VI §13~~		\|CPAE
	~~\|setting Aql, south, first~~
	~~\|Ari 2~~
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|42
	\|		\|5
	\|		\|
	\|		\|θ Ara
	\|		\|88714
	\|~~Lib III Cap I §9~~		\|CPAE
	\|~~rising Ori, south, last~~		\|-
	\|~~Psc 13~~		\|43
			\|6
			\|
			\|σ Ara
			\|86092
			\|CPAE
	\|}		\|}

Sushoff: /* (Pseudo-)Eratosthenes */

2026-08-24T11:11:53Z

(Pseudo-)Eratosthenes

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	!ident.HIP		!ident.HIP
	!certainty		!certainty
	\| -		\|-
	\| 618		\| 618
	\| 1		\| 1
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	\| 85258		\| 85258
	\| 2		\| 2
	\| -		\|-
	\| 619		\| 619
	\| 2		\| 2
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	\| 83081		\| 83081
	\| 2		\| 2
	\| -		\|-
	\| 620		\| 620
	\| 3		\| 3
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	\| 82363		\| 82363
	\| 2		\| 2
	\| -		\|-
	\| 621		\| 621
	\| 4		\| 4
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	\| 85727		\| 85727
	\| 2		\| 2
	\| }		\|}

	==== Hipparchus ====		==== Hipparchus ====

Sushoff: /* (Pseudo-)Eratosthenes */

2026-08-24T11:11:26Z

(Pseudo-)Eratosthenes

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	It has two stars on the hearth and two at the base. base. Four in all.</blockquote>English from French:<blockquote>French translation by: Jordi Pàmias i Massana and Arnaud Zucker (2013). Ératosthènes de Cyrène – Catastérismes, Les Belles Lettres, Paris, 114-116</blockquote>		It has two stars on the hearth and two at the base. base. Four in all.</blockquote>English from French:<blockquote>French translation by: Jordi Pàmias i Massana and Arnaud Zucker (2013). Ératosthènes de Cyrène – Catastérismes, Les Belles Lettres, Paris, 114-116</blockquote>


			{\|class="wikitable"
			\|+
			!erat.Cat.ID
			!constStarID
			!starName
			!ident.Bayer
			!ident.HIP
			!certainty
			\| -
			\| 618
			\| 1
			\| two stars on the coal basin
			\| beta Ara
			\| 85258
			\| 2
			\| -
			\| 619
			\| 2
			\| two stars on the coal basin
			\| zeta Ara
			\| 83081
			\| 2
			\| -
			\| 620
			\| 3
			\| two [stars] at the base
			\| eta Ara
			\| 82363
			\| 2
			\| -
			\| 621
			\| 4
			\| two [stars] at the base
			\| delta Ara
			\| 85727
			\| 2
			\| }

	==== Hipparchus ====		==== Hipparchus ====

Sushoff at 15:43, 30 July 2026

2026-07-30T15:43:52Z

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	\| cat = Almagest constellation		\| cat = Almagest constellation
	}}		}}
	[[File:Ara aufrecht Kugel2024.jpg\|alt=drawing\|thumb\|Ara in the ensemble with Centaurus and Lupus, depiction on the Kugel Globe, dating 4th century CE or later (drawing SMH).]]		[[File:Ara aufrecht Kugel2024.jpg\|alt=drawing\|thumb\|Ara in the ensemble with Centaurus and Lupus, depiction on the [[Kugel Globe]], dating 4th century CE or later (drawing SMH).]]
	[[File:Aratea 72v.jpg\|thumb\|Leiden Aratea, Fol. 72v Ara, Public domain]]		[[File:Aratea 72v.jpg\|thumb\|Leiden Aratea, Fol. 72v Ara, Public domain]]
	[[File:Stellarium-001 ara.jpg\|thumb\|Constellation Ara (Altar) according to Ptolemy's Almagest: simulation with Stellarium 24.x.]]		[[File:Stellarium-001 ara.jpg\|thumb\|Constellation Ara (Altar) according to Ptolemy's Almagest: simulation with Stellarium 24.x.]]

Sushoff at 08:54, 29 July 2026

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 [[File:Ara constellation (ara).tif|thumb|Ara constellation map, CC BY 4.0 (IAU).]]
 [[File:Ara aufrecht Kugel2024.jpg|alt=drawing|thumb|Ara in the ensemble with Centaurus and Lupus, depiction on the Kugel Globe, dating 4th century CE or later (drawing SMH).]]
 [[File:Aratea 72v.jpg|thumb|Leiden Aratea, Fol. 72v Ara, Public domain]]

IanRidpath: Superscripts, copy edit

2026-07-22T21:43:51Z

Superscripts, copy edit

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	\|τῶν ἐν τῷ ἐπιπύρῳ 3’ ὁ βόρειος		\|τῶν ἐν τῷ ἐπιπύρῳ 3’ ὁ βόρειος
	\|The northernmost of the 3 stars in the brazier		\|The northernmost of the 3 stars in the brazier
	\|ε1 Ara		\|ε<sup>1</sup> Ara
	\|-		\|-
	\|5		\|5
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	\|-		\|-
	\|6		\|6
	\|ϵ 1 Arae		\|ϵ<sup>1</sup> Arae
	\|HIP 83153		\|HIP 83153
	\|Constellation lines (Vertex)		\|Constellation lines (Vertex)
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	\|-		\|-
	\|12		\|12
	\|ϵ 2 Arae		\|ϵ<sup>2</sup> Arae
	\|HIP 83431		\|HIP 83431
	\|Inside the hull		\|Inside the hull
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	==== Rudolphine Tables (1627) ====		==== Rudolphine Tables (1627) ====
	[[File:Ara RudolphinTables1627.png\|thumb\|Ara in Rudolphine Tables (Kepler 1627).]]		[[File:Ara RudolphinTables1627.png\|thumb\|Ara in Rudolphine Tables (Kepler 1627).]]
	~~TheTabulae~~ Rudolphinae were ordered and dedicated to Emperor Rudolph II of the Holy Roman Empire. The main purpose was to allow the computation of the positions of the ~~then known~~ five classically known planets, but the tables also consist of a star catalogue. They were published by Johannes Kepler (1627), including earlier work and observational data by Tycho Brahe. The original Latin title is "Tabulæ Rudolphinæ, Quibus Astronomicæ Scientiæ, Temporum longinquitate collapsæ Restauratio continetur".<ref>Kepler (1627). ''Tabulæ Rudolphinæ, Quibus Astronomicæ Scientiæ, Temporum longinquitate collapsæ Restauratio continetur.'' [https://schriftgut.sh/viewer/image/PPN587862734/274/ online] </ref>		The Tabulae Rudolphinae were ordered and dedicated to Emperor Rudolph II of the Holy Roman Empire. The main purpose was to allow the computation of the positions of the five classically known planets, but the tables also consist of a star catalogue. They were published by Johannes Kepler (1627), including earlier work and observational data by Tycho Brahe. The original Latin title is "Tabulæ Rudolphinæ, Quibus Astronomicæ Scientiæ, Temporum longinquitate collapsæ Restauratio continetur".<ref>Kepler (1627). ''Tabulæ Rudolphinæ, Quibus Astronomicæ Scientiæ, Temporum longinquitate collapsæ Restauratio continetur.'' [https://schriftgut.sh/viewer/image/PPN587862734/274/ online] </ref>

	The constellation name is given "'''In Thuribulo'''".		The constellation name is given "'''In Thuribulo'''".

IanRidpath: /* Weblinks */

2026-07-21T23:25:59Z

Weblinks

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	* [https://iconographic.warburg.sas.ac.uk/category/vpc-taxonomy-017077 Warburg Institute Iconographic Database – Ara]		* [https://iconographic.warburg.sas.ac.uk/category/vpc-taxonomy-017077 Warburg Institute Iconographic Database – Ara]
			* Ian Ridpath's ''Star Tales'' [http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/ara.html – Ara]

	== References ==		== References ==

Sushoff: /* Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation */

2026-06-20T11:06:57Z

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

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	Eratosthenes describes an altar of four stars (two on the brazier and two on the base, a cylinder), while Ptolemy mentions seven. This demonstrates obviously that the constellation was imagined differently by these two (and probably also other) authors. <gallery>		Eratosthenes describes an altar of four stars (two on the brazier and two on the base, a cylinder), while Ptolemy mentions seven. This demonstrates obviously that the constellation was imagined differently by these two (and probably also other) authors. <gallery>
	File:Ara aufrecht Kugel2024.jpg\|Ara in the ensemble with Lupus, sacrified by Centaurus (Kugel Globe).		File:Ara aufrecht Kugel2024.jpg\|Ara in the ensemble with Lupus, sacrified by Centaurus (Kugel Globe).
	File:Ara kugel.jpg\|Ara on the ancient Kugel Globe (4th c. ~~BCE~~)		File:Ara kugel.jpg\|Ara on the ancient Kugel Globe (4th c. CE)
	File:Ara farnese bg.png\|Ara on the ancient Farnese Globe, 2nd c. CE with Hellenistic predecessor		File:Ara farnese bg.png\|Ara on the ancient Farnese Globe, 2nd c. CE with Hellenistic predecessor
	File:Ara mainz.jpg\|Ara on the ancient Mainz Globe (2nd c. CE)		File:Ara mainz.jpg\|Ara on the ancient Mainz Globe (2nd c. CE)

Sushoff: /* Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation */

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Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

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	Eratosthenes describes an altar of four stars (two on the brazier and two on the base, a cylinder), while Ptolemy mentions seven. This demonstrates obviously that the constellation was imagined differently by these two (and probably also other) authors. <gallery>		Eratosthenes describes an altar of four stars (two on the brazier and two on the base, a cylinder), while Ptolemy mentions seven. This demonstrates obviously that the constellation was imagined differently by these two (and probably also other) authors. <gallery>
	File:Ara aufrecht Kugel2024.jpg\|Ara in the ensemble with Lupus, sacrified by Centaurus (Kugel Globe).		File:Ara aufrecht Kugel2024.jpg\|Ara in the ensemble with Lupus, sacrified by Centaurus (Kugel Globe).
	File:Ara kugel.jpg\|Ara on the ancient Kugel Globe (~~2nd/1st~~ c. BCE)		File:Ara kugel.jpg\|Ara on the ancient Kugel Globe (4th c. BCE)
	File:Ara farnese bg.png\|Ara on the ancient Farnese Globe, 2nd c. CE with Hellenistic predecessor		File:Ara farnese bg.png\|Ara on the ancient Farnese Globe, 2nd c. CE with Hellenistic predecessor
	File:Ara mainz.jpg\|Ara on the ancient Mainz Globe (2nd c. CE)		File:Ara mainz.jpg\|Ara on the ancient Mainz Globe (2nd c. CE)

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	Eratosthenes describes an altar of four stars (two on the brazier and two on the base, a cylinder), while Ptolemy mentions seven. This demonstrates obviously that the constellation was imagined differently by these two (and probably also other) authors. <gallery>		Eratosthenes describes an altar of four stars (two on the brazier and two on the base, a cylinder), while Ptolemy mentions seven. This demonstrates obviously that the constellation was imagined differently by these two (and probably also other) authors. <gallery>
	File:Ara aufrecht Kugel2024.jpg\|Ara in the ensemble with Lupus, sacrified by Centaurus (Kugel Globe).		File:Ara aufrecht Kugel2024.jpg\|Ara in the ensemble with Lupus, sacrified by Centaurus (Kugel Globe).
	File:Ara kugel.jpg\|Ara on the ancient Kugel Globe (4th c. ~~BCE~~)		File:Ara kugel.jpg\|Ara on the ancient Kugel Globe (4th c. CE)
	File:Ara farnese bg.png\|Ara on the ancient Farnese Globe, 2nd c. CE with Hellenistic predecessor		File:Ara farnese bg.png\|Ara on the ancient Farnese Globe, 2nd c. CE with Hellenistic predecessor
	File:Ara mainz.jpg\|Ara on the ancient Mainz Globe (2nd c. CE)		File:Ara mainz.jpg\|Ara on the ancient Mainz Globe (2nd c. CE)

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	Eratosthenes describes an altar of four stars (two on the brazier and two on the base, a cylinder), while Ptolemy mentions seven. This demonstrates obviously that the constellation was imagined differently by these two (and probably also other) authors. <gallery>		Eratosthenes describes an altar of four stars (two on the brazier and two on the base, a cylinder), while Ptolemy mentions seven. This demonstrates obviously that the constellation was imagined differently by these two (and probably also other) authors. <gallery>
	File:Ara aufrecht Kugel2024.jpg\|Ara in the ensemble with Lupus, sacrified by Centaurus (Kugel Globe).		File:Ara aufrecht Kugel2024.jpg\|Ara in the ensemble with Lupus, sacrified by Centaurus (Kugel Globe).
	File:Ara kugel.jpg\|Ara on the ancient Kugel Globe (~~2nd/1st~~ c. BCE)		File:Ara kugel.jpg\|Ara on the ancient Kugel Globe (4th c. BCE)
	File:Ara farnese bg.png\|Ara on the ancient Farnese Globe, 2nd c. CE with Hellenistic predecessor		File:Ara farnese bg.png\|Ara on the ancient Farnese Globe, 2nd c. CE with Hellenistic predecessor
	File:Ara mainz.jpg\|Ara on the ancient Mainz Globe (2nd c. CE)		File:Ara mainz.jpg\|Ara on the ancient Mainz Globe (2nd c. CE)