η Arietis (eta Arietis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:42 | Tran: 10:37 | Set: 18:32

Alt: 1.41° Az: 56.41° Direction: East-North-East

η Arietis is a main-sequence star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Aries.

η Arietis visual magnitude is 5.27. Because of its faintness, η 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 η Arietis. The red arrow shows the motion of η Arietis during the next 1000 years (2.68 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.05 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 14m 13s

Declination +21° 19’ 44”

Hour Angle 16h 13m 32s

Sidereal Time 18h 27m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 12m 48s

Declination +21° 12’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 147.14°

Galactic Latitude -37.81°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for η Arietis (eta Arietis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.27

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.88

Spectral Type F5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.43

Temperature 6724K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

η Arietis is distant 98.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 30.13

Distance (light year) 98.22

Radial Speed 6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.161 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation η Arietis
(eta Arietis)

Flamsteed designation 17 Arietis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD13555

SAO Catalogue SAO75204

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP10306

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+20 348

Gliese Catalogue GJ 1043

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 68.7° RISE 2:42

Max altitude: 59.8° TRANSIT 10:37

Azimuth: 291.3° SET 18:32

Set Location

Other stars in Aries