κ Arietis (kappa Arietis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 8:51 | Tran: 16:55 | Set: 1:04

Alt: 61.28° Az: 178.76° Direction: South

κ Arietis is a star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Aries.

κ Arietis visual magnitude is 5.03. Because of its faintness, κ 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 κ Arietis. The red arrow shows the motion of κ Arietis during the next 10000 years (3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 07m 58s

Declination +22° 46’ 01”

Hour Angle 23h 57m 24s

Sidereal Time 02h 05m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 06m 33s

Declination +22° 38’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 144.78°

Galactic Latitude -37.02°

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Finder chart for κ Arietis (kappa Arietis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.03

Class

Absolute magnitude 1.23

Spectral Type A2

Color Index (B-V) 0.11

Temperature 8932K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

κ Arietis is distant 187.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 57.47

Distance (light year) 187.36

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.035"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation κ Arietis
(kappa Arietis)

Flamsteed designation 12 Arietis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD12869

SAO Catalogue SAO75146

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP9836

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+21 279

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 67.2° RISE 8:51

Max altitude: 61.3° TRANSIT 16:55

Azimuth: 292.8° SET 1:04

Set Location

Other stars in Aries