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Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:41
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ε Arietis (epsilon Arietis)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 4:39 | Tran: 12:34 | Set: 20:30
Alt: 5.10°   Az: 61.50°   Direction: East-North-East

ε Arietis is a variable and multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Aries.

ε Arietis visual magnitude is 4.63. Because of its moderate brightness, ε Arietis 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 ε Arietis (epsilon Arietis) star
DSS2 image of ε Arietis. The red arrow shows the motion of ε Arietis during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 00m 40s
+21° 26’ 24”
16h 40m 28s
19h 41m 08s

J2000

02h 59m 12s
+21° 20’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

158.69°
-32.51°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ε Arietis (epsilon Arietis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.63
Main-sequence

A2V
9652K

Star System Properties

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

4.63
4.93
0.3
1.5 arcsec

Alternative Designations

ε Arietis
(epsilon Arietis)
SAO75673
SAO75673

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 68.6°
Max altitude: 60.0°
Azimuth: 291.4°