59 Arietis

Above the horizon. Rise: 0:53 | Tran: 9:34 | Set: 18:12

Alt: 9.22° Az: 57.40° Direction: East-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.

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

Right Ascension 03h 21m 27s

Declination +27° 09’ 43”

Hour Angle 16h 36m 42s

Sidereal Time 19h 58m 09s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 19m 55s

Declination +27° 04’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 159.34°

Galactic Latitude -25.11°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.9

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 1.90

Spectral Type G6IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.86

Temperature 5106K

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

Distance (parsec) 62.97

Distance (light year) 205.29

Proper Motion RA -0.026 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.075"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 59 Arietis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD20618

SAO Catalogue SAO75863

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP15514

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+26 540

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 59 Arietis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 62.8° RISE 0:53

Max altitude: 65.7° TRANSIT 9:34

Azimuth: 297.2° SET 18:12

Set Location

Other stars in Aries