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Zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere between Pisces and Taurus, near Auriga: Aries is represented as the legendary ram whose golden fleece was sought by Jason and the Argonauts.
Its most distinctive feature is a curve of three stars of decreasing brightness. The brightest of these is Hamal or Alpha Arietis, 65 light-years from Earth.
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The point at which the Sun, traveling from south to north on the ecliptic, crosses the celestial equator: The First Point of Aries occurs on March equinox.
The First Point of Aries is identical to the vernal equinox.
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