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Bharani - 41 Arietis

Above the horizon.  Rise: 8:51 | Tran: 17:31 | Set: 2:14
Alt: 1.45°   Az: 45.05°   Direction: North-East

Bharani, also designated as 41 Arietis , is a variable and multiple main-sequence star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Aries.

Bharani visual magnitude is 3.63. Because of its moderate brightness, Bharani is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of Bharani - 41 Arietis star
DSS2 image of Bharani. The red arrow shows the motion of Bharani during the next 1000 years (1.12 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.97 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 51m 27s
+27° 21’ 47”
15h 31m 15s
18h 22m 42s

J2000

02h 49m 59s
+27° 15’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

152.98°
-28.61°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Bharani - 41 Arietis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.63
Main-sequence

0.18
B8V
11573K

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

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

Star System Properties

Bharani is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the Bharani double sysyem:

3.63
8.43
4.8
124.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Bharani is distant 159.41 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

48.90
159.41
4 km/s
0.067 arcsec/y
-0.118"/y

Alternative Designations

Bharani
SAO75596
SAO75596

Visibility from Your Location

Today's Bharani - 41 Arietis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 62.6°
Max altitude: 65.9°
Azimuth: 297.4°