47 Arietis

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:44 | Tran: 10:35 | Set: 18:26

Alt: 43.33° Az: 246.27° Direction: West-South-West

47 Arietis is a sub-giant star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Aries.

47 Arietis visual magnitude is 5.8. Because of its faintness, 47 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 47 Arietis. The red arrow shows the motion of 47 Arietis during the next 1000 years (3.88 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.52 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 59m 32s

Declination +20° 46’ 09”

Hour Angle 03h 01m 38s

Sidereal Time 06h 01m 11s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 58m 05s

Declination +20° 40’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 158.88°

Galactic Latitude -33.22°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 47 Arietis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.8

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 3.29

Spectral Type F5IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.41

Temperature 6827K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 47 Arietis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 47 Arietis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

47 Arietis is distant 103.79 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 31.84

Distance (light year) 103.79

Radial Speed 28 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.233 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.031"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 47 Arietis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD18404

SAO Catalogue SAO75662

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP13834

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+20 480

FK5 Catalogue 1081

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 47 Arietis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 69.2° RISE 2:44

Max altitude: 59.3° TRANSIT 10:35

Azimuth: 290.8° SET 18:26

Set Location

Other stars in Aries