16 Arietis
16 Arietis is a giant star in the constellation of Aries.
16 Arietis visual magnitude is 6.02. Because of its reltive faintness, 16 Arietis should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
The proper motion of 16 Arietis is -0.007 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.01 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about 16 Arietis
16 Arietis is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: -6.4°
Azimuth: 32.1°
Direction: North-North-East
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 16 Arietis
16 Arietis is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 16 Arietis are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 16 Arietis in the sky:
Visibility of 16 Arietis from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 16 Arietis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Distance of 16 Arietis from the Sun and relative movement
16 Arietis is distant 800.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 16 Arietis
16 Arietis belongs to spectral class K4
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 16 Arietis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
