Iota Arietis
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Observation data Epoch J2000.0 |
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Constellation (pronunciation) |
Aries |
Right ascension | 01h 57m 21.1s |
Declination | +17° 49' 03" |
Apparent magnitude (V) | +5.09 |
Distance | 660 ± 130 ly (200 ± 40 pc) |
Spectral type | G2Ib-II |
Other designations | |
Iota Arietis (ι Ari / ι Arietis) is a binary star in the constellation Aries. It is approximately 660 light years from Earth.
Iota Arietis is a spectroscopic binary which is classified as a yellow G-type supergiant with an apparent magnitude of +5.09. The orbital period of the binary is 1567.7 days and the two components are separated by 0.01 arcseconds.