Lambda Arietis

λ Arietis
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Aries
Right ascension 01h 57m 55.7172s
Declination +23° 35′ 45.82″
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.776
Characteristics
Spectral type F0V
U−B color index 0.09
B−V color index 0.28
R−I color index 0.16
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv) -1.4 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -91.51 mas/yr
Dec.: -14.45 mas/yr
Parallax (π) 24.49 ± 0.78 mas
Distance 133 ± 4 ly
(41 ± 1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV) 5.047
Details
Mass 1.7 M
Radius 1.4 R
Luminosity 6 L
Temperature 6,000–7,500 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i) 99 km/s
Other designations
9 Arietis, HR 569, HD 11973, BD+22°288, HIP 9153, SAO 75051, GC 2366, ADS 1563, CCDM 01580+2336.
Database references
SIMBAD data
Data sources:
Hipparcos Catalogue,
CCDM (2002),
Bright Star Catalogue (5th rev. ed.)

Lambda Arietis (λ Ari, λ Arietis) is a double star in the constellation Aries. It is approximately 133 light years from Earth.

The brighter component is a yellow-white F-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.9. Its companion is 37.4 arcseconds away, and has an apparent magnitude of +7.4. The combined apparent magnitude of the system is 4.79.

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