Hamal - α Arietis (alpha Arietis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:49 | Tran: 10:59 | Set: 19:09

Alt: 59.70° Az: 151.24° Direction: South-South-East

Hamal, also designated as α Arietis (alpha Arietis), is a variable giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Aries.

Hamal visual magnitude is 2, making it the 48th brightest star in the sky. Because of its brightness, Hamal is clearly visible to the naked eye when observed from locations with dark skies, and should be also quite easily visible from light polluted areas.

Image of Hamal - α Arietis (alpha Arietis) star

DSS2 image of Hamal. The red arrow shows the motion of Hamal during the next 1000 years (3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.47 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 08m 36s

Declination +23° 34’ 56”

Hour Angle 22h 58m 33s

Sidereal Time 01h 07m 09s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 07m 10s

Declination +23° 27’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 144.57°

Galactic Latitude -36.2°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Hamal - α Arietis (alpha Arietis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 2

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.47

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.15

Temperature 4409K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Hamal is distant 65.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 20.21

Distance (light year) 65.89

Radial Speed -14 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.19 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.148"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Hamal

Bayer designation α Arietis
(alpha Arietis)

Flamsteed designation 13 Arietis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD12929

SAO Catalogue SAO75151

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP9884

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+22 306

Gliese Catalogue Gl 84.3

FK5 Catalogue 74

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 725

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 66.4° RISE 2:49

Max altitude: 62.1° TRANSIT 10:59

Azimuth: 293.6° SET 19:09

Set Location

Other stars in Aries