ξ Arietis (xi Arietis)

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:31 | Tran: 3:28 | Set: 10:21

Alt: -24.66° Az: 334.87° Direction: North-North-West

ξ Arietis is a sub-giant star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Aries.

ξ Arietis visual magnitude is 5.47. Because of its faintness, ξ 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 ξ Arietis. The red arrow shows the motion of ξ Arietis during the next 10000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 26m 08s

Declination +10° 43’ 16”

Hour Angle 10h 27m 30s

Sideral Time 12h 53m 38s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 24m 48s

Declination +10° 36’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 157.03°

Galactic Latitude -45.99°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for ξ Arietis (xi Arietis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.47

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -0.86

Spectral Type B7IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.1

Temperature 11573K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ξ Arietis is distant 602.59 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 184.84

Distance (light year) 602.59

Radial Speed 4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.02 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ξ Arietis
(xi Arietis)

Flamsteed designation 24 Arietis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD14951

SAO Catalogue SAO92932

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP11249

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+09 316

FK5 Catalogue 2164

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 79.3° RISE 20:31

Max altitude: 49.2° TRANSIT 3:28

Azimuth: 280.7° SET 10:21

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Aries