hip-12832

Variable star

Its story

38 Arietis is a white variable star of type A, located about 119 light-years away within the small constellation of the Ram. Its brightness shifts slightly over time, a stellar breathing recorded only by instruments. Its light, now resting on human pupils, departed when clipper ships still carried tea from China to England.

Constellation: Aries
Apparent magnitude: 5.17
Distance: 118.5 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 41.240° · Dec 12.446°
Catalogue: HIP 12832 · HD 17093

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