ν Arietis (nu Arietis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 1:33 | Tran: 9:33 | Set: 17:33

Alt: 25.03° Az: 85.45° Direction: South

ν Arietis is a main-sequence star of spectral class A7 in the constellation of Aries.

ν Arietis visual magnitude is 5.43. Because of its faintness, ν 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 ν Arietis. The red arrow shows the motion of ν Arietis during the next 10000 years (-1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 40m 16s

Declination +22° 04’ 12”

Hour Angle 18h 51m 41s

Sidereal Time 21h 31m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 38m 48s

Declination +21° 57’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 153.46°

Galactic Latitude -34.47°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ν Arietis (nu Arietis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.43

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.30

Spectral Type A7V

Color Index (B-V) 0.16

Temperature 8486K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ν Arietis is distant 346.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 106.27

Distance (light year) 346.44

Radial Speed 8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ν Arietis
(nu Arietis)

Flamsteed designation 32 Arietis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD16432

SAO Catalogue SAO75495

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP12332

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+21 362

FK5 Catalogue 89

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 67.9° RISE 1:33

Max altitude: 60.6° TRANSIT 9:33

Azimuth: 292.1° SET 17:33

Set Location

Other stars in Aries