Bharani - 41 Arietis

Below the horizon. Rise: 0:38 | Tran: 9:28 | Set: 18:14

Alt: -10.10° Az: 355.21° Direction: North

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.

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

Right Ascension 02h 51m 29s

Declination +27° 21’ 53”

Hour Angle 11h 38m 44s

Sidereal Time 14h 30m 13s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 49m 59s

Declination +27° 15’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 152.98°

Galactic Latitude -28.61°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Bharani - 41 Arietis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.63

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.18

Spectral Type B8V

Color Index (B-V) -0.1

Temperature 11573K

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

Main star magnitude 3.63

Secondary star magnitude 8.43

Magnitude difference 4.8

Separation 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.

Distance (parsec) 48.90

Distance (light year) 159.41

Radial Speed 4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.067 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.118"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Bharani

Flamsteed designation 41 Arietis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD17573

SAO Catalogue SAO75596

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP13209

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+26 471

FK5 Catalogue 100

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 951

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS2159

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 62.6° RISE 0:38

Max altitude: 65.0° TRANSIT 9:28

Azimuth: 297.4° SET 18:14

Name:	Engden, Germany
Latitude:	52° 23' 60.0" N
Longitude:	7° 10' 60.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/Berlin

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