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Ara (Altar, Ara)
subject			fact

Ara	is a part of celestial sphere
	has genitive Arae
	has boundary
	has synonym Altar
	has historical origin the altar of the centaur Chiron or the altar that Noah built after the great flood
	has acronym Ara
	is an instance of constellation
constellation	is a part of celestial sphere
	has component asterism
	has purpose to divide the celestial sphere into small visually recognizable star classification regions
equatorial sky area	is defined using equatorial coordinates
quantity	has unit
number	has value