36 Arietis is a star in the northern constellation of Aries. 36 Arietis is the Flamsteed designation. It is a dim, orange-hued star that is a challenge to view with the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of 6.40.[2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 8.59±0.04 mas, this star is located 380 light-years (120 parsecs) away from the Sun. It is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −34 km/s,[2] and is a member of the Wolf 630 moving group of stars that share a common motion through space.[6]
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
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Constellation | Aries |
Right ascension | 02h 44m 19.11291s[1] |
Declination | +17° 45′ 50.1344″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.40[2] |
Characteristics | |
Evolutionary stage | giant |
Spectral type | K2 III[3] |
B−V color index | 1.143±0.008[2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | −34.29±0.29[2] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: +36.786[1] mas/yr Dec.: −36.103[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 8.5941 ± 0.0377 mas[1] |
Distance | 380 ± 2 ly (116.4 ± 0.5 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | 1.45±0.11[4] |
Details[4] | |
Mass | 1.06±0.30 M☉ |
Radius | 9.82+0.13 −0.47[1] R☉ |
Luminosity | 44.16±0.29[1] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 2.59±0.11 cgs |
Temperature | 4,749±92 K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.24 dex |
Age | 1.95+0.68 −0.50 Gyr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
This object is an evolved giant star with a stellar classification of K2 III.[3] It is around two million years old with a similar mass as the Sun.[4] With the hydrogen at its core exhausted, the star has expanded to ten[1] times the girth of the Sun. It has a higher than solar metallicity, showing a high abundance of iron in its spectrum. The star is radiating 44[1] times the Sun's luminosity from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,749 K.[4]
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