47 Arietis

47 Arietis
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Aries
Right ascension 02h 58m 05.22219s[1]
Declination +20° 40 07.4544[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.80[2]
Distance108 ± 1 ly
(33.2 ± 0.3[1] pc)
Spectral typeF5 IV[3]
Other designations
BD+20 480, FK5 1081, HD 18404, HIP 13834, HR 878, SAO 75662.[4]

47 Arietis (abbreviated 47 Ari) is a star in the northern constellation of Aries. 47 Arietis is the Flamsteed designation. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.80.[2] It has an annual parallax shift of 30.15 ± 0.30 mas,[1] which is equivalent to a physical distance of approximately 108 light-years (33 parsecs) from Earth. This is an F-type subgiant star with a stellar classification of F5 IV.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 van Leeuwen, F. (November 2007), "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 474 (2): 653–664, arXiv:0708.1752Freely accessible, Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.
  2. 1 2 Johnson, H. L.; et al. (1966), "UBVRIJKL photometry of the bright stars", Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, 4 (99), Bibcode:1966CoLPL...4...99J.
  3. 1 2 Montes, D.; et al. (2001), "Late-type members of young stellar kinematic groups - I. Single stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 328 (1): 45–63, arXiv:astro-ph/0106537Freely accessible, Bibcode:2001MNRAS.328...45M, doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04781.x.
  4. "LTT 10969 -- High proper-motion Star", SIMBAD Astronomical Database, Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg, retrieved 2012-07-18.

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