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14 Arietis

3D likeness based on its real data · class F · ~6,500 K

What is 14 Arietis

14 Arietis is a yellow-white F-type star about 289 light-years away, in the head of the Ram. Its light —hotter and more energetic than the Sun s— set out late in the eighteenth century, when Europe s natural philosophers were mapping the sky with ever sharper telescopes. It now arrives almost on cue, a pale spark in one of the most ancient corners of the zodiac.

Where it is and when to see it

14 Arietis lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is November, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 64° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 75° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 30° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 64° S.

It ranks no. 12 in brightness among the 57 stars of Aries in our catalogue. To find it, start from Hamal, the brightest: it lies about 3° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 290 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 14 Arietis

Constellation: Aries
Apparent magnitude: 4.98
Distance: 288.7 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 32.356° · Dec 25.940°
Catalogue: HIP 10053 · HD 13174

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Other stars in Aries

Aries has 57 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 57 stars in Aries