Star profile
Lilii Borea
39 Arietis · Aries
What is Lilii Borea
Lilii Borea is one of the few stars carrying a traditional name in Renaissance Latin rather than Arabic: «the Northern Lily», christened in the seventeenth century by the celestial atlas of the astronomer Augustin Royer, who drew there a constellation called Lilium in honour of the King of France. The constellation fell out of use; the name survived. An orange K-class giant in Aries, about 172 light-years away.
Where it is and when to see it
Lilii Borea 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: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.
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Astronomical data for Lilii Borea
- Constellation
- Aries
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.52
- Distance
- 171.6 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 41.977° · Dec 29.247°
- Catalogue
- HIP 13061 · HD 17361
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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
- MesarthimGamma 2 Arietis3.88
- BoteinDelta Arietis4.35
- HIP 155494.47
- Epsilon Arietis4.63
- 35 Arietis4.65