Star · F6V
ρ³ Ari
ρ³ Ari is a main-sequence star of spectral type F6V in the constellation Aries, 119.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 13702 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aries |
| Distance | 119.7 light-years (36.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.58 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.76 |
| Spectral type | F6V |
| Surface temperature | 6,520 K |
| Luminosity | 6.75 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.03 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.61 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 56m 26.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +18° 01′ 23″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 62.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.58). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 72° S. North of latitude 72° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1906. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around ρ³ Ari, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.65, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Libra. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 12142 10.8 light-years
- HIP 12642 11.3 light-years
- HIP 13027 12.7 light-years
- PSO J049.1124+17.0885 12.9 light-years
- HIP 14614 13.2 light-years
- 2MASS J03001631+2130205 14.0 light-years
- HIP 14230 14.1 light-years
- 47 Ari 14.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.