64 Arietis

Above the horizon. Rise: 3:35 | Tran: 11:06 | Set: 18:37

Alt: 43.63° Az: 266.82° Direction: West

64 Arietis is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Aries.

64 Arietis visual magnitude is 5.5. Because of its faintness, 64 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 64 Arietis. The red arrow shows the motion of 64 Arietis during the next 10000 years (2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 25m 48s

Declination +24° 48’ 46”

Hour Angle 03h 31m 05s

Sidereal Time 06h 56m 54s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 24m 18s

Declination +24° 43’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 161.78°

Galactic Latitude -26.39°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.5

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.26

Spectral Type K4

Color Index (B-V) 1.19

Temperature 4328K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 64 Arietis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 64 Arietis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

64 Arietis is distant 229.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 70.52

Distance (light year) 229.90

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.05"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 64 Arietis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD21017

SAO Catalogue SAO75912

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP15861

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+24 481

FK5 Catalogue 2240

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 64 Arietis rise, transit and set times from Barano d'Ischia, Italy are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Rome):

Azimuth: 65.2° RISE 3:35

Max altitude: 74.1° TRANSIT 11:06

Azimuth: 294.8° SET 18:37

Name:	Barano d'Ischia, Italy
Latitude:	40° 42' 52.9" N
Longitude:	13° 55' 30.7" E
Timezone:	Europe/Rome

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