Eta Arietis

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η Arietis
Template:Location mark
Location of η Arietis (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Aries
Right ascension Template:RA[1]
Declination Template:DEC[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.227±0.023[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type F5 V[3]
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B−V Template:Engvar +0.435[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+5.38±0.19[1] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +163.917 mas/yr[1]
Dec.: +5.000 mas/yr[1]
Parallax (π)33.3383±0.1196 mas[1]
DistanceTemplate:Rnd ± Template:Rnd ly
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Absolute magnitude (MV)+2.93[4]
Details
Mass1.30±0.19[2] Template:Solar mass
Radius1.95±0.08[2] Template:Solar radius
Luminosity5.91±0.23[2] Template:Solar luminosity
Surface gravity (log g)3.97±0.08[2] cgs
Temperature6,443±107[2] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]–0.35[3] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)9[5] km/s
Age2.6 Gyr[4]
3.98[6] Gyr
Metallicity [Fe/H]{{{metal_fe2}}} dex
Other designations
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Database references
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Eta Arietis is a star in the northern constellation of Aries. Its name is a Bayer designation that is Latinized from η Arietis, and abbreviated Eta Ari or η Ari. This star is dimly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.231.[4] Based on an annual parallax shift of Script error: No such module "val".,[1] the distance to this star is Script error: No such module "convert".. It is drifting further away from the Sun with a radial velocity of +5 km/s.[1]

This is an ordinary F-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of F5 V.[3] It is younger than the Sun with an age of about 2.6 billion years,[4] and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 9 km/s. This star has 1.3 times the mass of the Sun and double the Sun's radius. It is radiating 5.9 times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of the outer atmosphere is 6,443 K,[2] giving it the yellow-white-hued glow of an F-type star. The abundance of elements more massive than helium in the stellar atmosphere is lower than in the Sun.[3]

Eta Arietis was examined using the HARPS instrument for radial velocity variations that may be caused by an orbiting companion, but no signal was detected.[8] Nor has an infrared excess been detected using the Spitzer Space Telescope, which might otherwise indicate the presence of circumstellar gas or dust.[9]

References

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External links

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