Star profile
Xi Arietis
Hot blue starWhat is Xi Arietis
Xi Aries shines at more than eight hundred light-years in the Ram, the first constellation of the zodiac —the one where the spring equinox rested for centuries before drifting through the precession of the equinoxes. It is a blue B-type star, young and hot, one of the many modest pieces drawing the body of the mythical animal that once opened the path of the ancient astronomical year.
Where it is and when to see it
Xi 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 October, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it culminates about 49° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 60° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 45° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 79° S.
It ranks no. 23 in brightness among the 57 stars of Aries in our catalogue. To find it, start from Hamal, the brightest: it lies about 14° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 870 years ago.
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Astronomical data for Xi Arietis
- Constellation
- Aries
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.48
- Distance
- 872.2 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 36.204° · Dec 10.611°
- Catalogue
- HIP 11249 · HD 14951
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Other stars in Aries
Aries has 57 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- HamalAlpha Arietis2.01
- SheratanBeta Arietis2.64
- Bharani3.61
- 33 Arietis5.30
- Nu Arietis5.45
- 52 Arietis5.45
- 64 Arietis5.50
- Sigma Arietis5.52