Star · B8V
Bharani
Bharani is a main-sequence star of spectral type B8V in the constellation Aries, 165.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | 41 Ari · HIP 13209 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aries |
| Distance | 165.6 light-years (50.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 3.61 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.08 |
| Spectral type | B8V |
| Surface temperature | 11,570 K |
| Luminosity | 141 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.95 R☉ |
| Mass | 3.74 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 49m 59.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +27° 15′ 38″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 33.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 3.61). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 63° S. North of latitude 63° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1860. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Bharani, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.36, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hydra. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Lilii Borea 8.25 light-years
- HIP 14232 10.9 light-years
- 12 Tri 16.3 light-years
- SDSS J024256.98+212319.6 18.2 light-years
- HIP 12200 18.4 light-years
- HIP 11572 18.8 light-years
- HIP 14211 19.1 light-years
- HIP 11670 19.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.