10 Arietis

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:34 | Tran: 14:03 | Set: 22:32

Alt: -12.39° Az: 3.52° Direction: North

10 Arietis is a multiple sub-giant star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Aries.

10 Arietis visual magnitude is 5.63. Because of its faintness, 10 Arietis is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of 10 Arietis. The red arrow shows the motion of 10 Arietis during the next 1000 years (2.23 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.37 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 05m 05s

Declination +26° 03’ 20”

Hour Angle 12h 15m 19s

Sidereal Time 14h 20m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 03m 39s

Declination +25° 56’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 142.61°

Galactic Latitude -34.16°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 10 Arietis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.63

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 2.01

Spectral Type F8IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.54

Temperature 6213K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 10 Arietis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 10 Arietis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

10 Arietis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 10 Arietis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.63

Secondary star magnitude 7.13

Magnitude difference 1.5

Separation 0.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

10 Arietis is distant 172.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 52.91

Distance (light year) 172.49

Radial Speed 16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.134 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 10 Arietis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD12558

SAO Catalogue SAO75114

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP9621

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+25 341

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS1631

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 10 Arietis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 63.9° RISE 5:34

Max altitude: 64.6° TRANSIT 14:03

Azimuth: 296.1° SET 22:32

Set Location

Other stars in Aries