53 Arietis

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53 Arietis
Observation data
Epoch J2000
Constellation
(pronunciation)
Aries
Right ascension 03h 07m 25.7s
Declination +17° 52' 48"
Apparent magnitude (V) c:a +6.1
Distance 546±181 ly
(244±56 pc)
Spectral type B1.5V
Other designations
HR 938, HD 19374, BD+17°493, HIP 14514, SAO 93284, GC 3728

53 Arietis is a variable star of Beta Cephei type, alternatively denoted UW Arietis, in the constellation Aries. Its mean apparent magnitude is 6.13 and its spectral type is O or early B. It is a runaway star, thought to have been produced as a consequence of one of a pair of binary stars colliding. Tracing its motion back shows it was ejected from the Trapezium cluster in the Orion nebula approximately two million years ago.

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