In Evidence
Other stars in Aries
- Hamal
- Sheratan
- Bharani
- Botein
- HR999
- Lilii Borea
- ε Arietis
- 35 Arietis
- Mesarthim
- λ Arietis
- γ1 Arietis
- ζ Arietis
- 14 Arietis
- κ Arietis
- τ2 Arietis
- ι Arietis
- 38 Arietis
- π Arietis
- η Arietis
- τ1 Arietis
- 33 Arietis
- ν Arietis
- ξ Arietis
- σ Arietis
- 64 Arietis
- HR971
- 62 Arietis
- 21 Arietis
- HR931
- θ Arietis
- 10 Arietis
- ρ3 Arietis
- 31 Arietis
- μ Arietis
- 15 Arietis
- 19 Arietis
- 55 Arietis
- 7 Arietis
- ο Arietis
- 20 Arietis
- 56 Arietis
- 47 Arietis
- 40 Arietis
- 4 Arietis
- HR830
- 1 Arietis
- HR577
- 49 Arietis
- 59 Arietis
- ρ2 Arietis
- HR728
- HR601
- HR534
- HR902
- HR644
- HR948
- HR946
- 16 Arietis
- 66 Arietis
- 29 Arietis
- 65 Arietis
- HR578
- 53 Arietis
- HR952
- 60 Arietis
- 11 Arietis
- 26 Arietis
- HR711
- HR723
- HR609
- 27 Arietis
- 54 Arietis
- HR797
- HR803
- HR916
- HR945
- HR624
- HR676
- 36 Arietis
- HR924
- 30 Arietis
- HR665
- 52 Arietis
60 Arietis
60 Arietis is a giant star in the constellation of Aries.
60 Arietis visual magnitude is 6.12. Because of its reltive faintness, 60 Arietis should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about 60 Arietis:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 60 Arietis
60 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 60 Arietis are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 60 Arietis in the sky:
Visibility of 60 Arietis from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 60 Arietis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of 60 Arietis
The image below is a photograph of 60 Arietis from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 60 Arietis is 0.017 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.087 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of 60 Arietis from the Sun and relative movement
60 Arietis is distant 288.75 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 60 Arietis
60 Arietis belongs to spectral class K3
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 60 Arietis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
