65 Arietis

65 Arietis
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Aries
Right ascension 03h 24m 26.11530s
Declination +20° 48 12.5626
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.07
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence
Spectral type A1 V
B−V color index −0.028±0.006
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−6.2±2.3 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +0.28 mas/yr
Dec.: −10.35 mas/yr
Parallax (π)9.4511±0.0940 mas
Distance345 ± 3 ly
(106 ± 1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)1.17
Details
Mass2.45±0.03 M
Radius2.7 R
Luminosity36.75 L
Temperature10,304+71
−142
 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)27 km/s
Other designations
65 Ari, BD+20°556, HD 21050, HIP 15870, HR 1027, SAO 75915
Database references
SIMBADdata

65 Arietis is a star in the northern constellation of Aries, located near Tau Arietis. 65 Arietis, abbreviated '65 Ari', is the Flamsteed designation. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 6.07, which, according to the Bortle Dark-Sky Scale, means it is faintly visible to the naked eye when viewed from dark suburban skies. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 9.45±0.09 mas, it is approximately 345 light-years (106 parsecs) distant from the Sun. The star is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of around −6 km/s.

This is an ordinary A-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of A1 V. It has about 2.45 times the mass of the Sun and shines with 40 times the Sun's luminosity. This energy is being radiated into outer space at an effective temperature of 10.300 K, giving it the white-hued glow of an A-type star. It is roughly 23% of the way through its lifetime on the main sequence of core hydrogen burning stars.