Star profile
Bharani
41 Arietis · Aries
Hot blue starWhat is Bharani
Bharani takes her name from the second lunar mansion of the Hindu zodiac, a division of the sky that Vedic astronomy used to follow the Moon's monthly path. A hot blue star in Aries at 166 light-years, she is set in a constellation we now associate with the spring equinox. Her modern designation is a cosmological homage to an observational tradition far older than the Western one.
Where it is and when to see it
Bharani 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 66° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 77° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 29° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 63° S.
It ranks no. 3 in brightness among the 57 stars of Aries in our catalogue. To find it, start from Hamal, the brightest: it lies about 10° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 170 years ago.
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Astronomical data for Bharani
- Constellation
- Aries
- Apparent magnitude
- 3.61
- Distance
- 165.7 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 42.496° · Dec 27.261°
- Catalogue
- HIP 13209 · HD 17573
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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
- MesarthimGamma 2 Arietis3.88
- BoteinDelta Arietis4.35
- HIP 155494.47
- Lilii Borea4.52
- Epsilon Arietis4.63
- 35 Arietis4.65