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public  Benguela, Angola Benguela, Angola  ⓘ
TimezoneAfrica/Luanda
Sunrise: 6:29 
Transit: 12:10 
Sunset: 17:51
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59 Arietis

Above the horizon.  Rise: 3:09 | Tran: 8:41 | Set: 14:13
Alt: 35.88°   Az: 42.39°   Direction: North-East

59 Arietis is a sub-giant star of spectral class G6 in the constellation of Aries.

59 Arietis visual magnitude is 5.9. Because of its faintness, 59 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.

Image of 59 Arietis star
DSS2 image of 59 Arietis. The red arrow shows the motion of 59 Arietis during the next 10000 years (-4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -12.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 21m 27s
+27° 09’ 43”
21h 28m 29s
00h 49m 57s

J2000

03h 19m 55s
+27° 04’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

159.34°
-25.11°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.9
Sub-giant

1.90
G6IV
5106K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 59 Arietis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 59 Arietis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

59 Arietis is distant 205.29 light years from the Sun

62.97
205.29
-0.026 arcsec/y
-0.075"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO75863
SAO75863

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 59 Arietis rise, transit and set times from Benguela, Angola are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Africa/Luanda):

Azimuth: 62.8°
Max altitude: 50.3°
Azimuth: 297.2°