Xi Arietis

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Xi Arietis
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Aries
Right ascension Template:RA[1]
Declination Template:DEC[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +5.46[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type B7 IV[3]
U−B Template:Engvar −0.48[2]
B−V Template:Engvar −0.10[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−0.5±2.8[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +20.979 mas/yr[1]
Dec.: −15.022 mas/yr[1]
Parallax (π)4.2483±0.1511 mas[1]
DistanceTemplate:Rnd ± Template:Rnd ly
(Template:Rnd ± Template:Rnd pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.43[5]
Details
Mass4.85±0.13[6] Template:Solar mass
Luminosity1,000Template:Su[6] Template:Solar luminosity
Surface gravity (log g)Template:Val[7] cgs
TemperatureTemplate:Val[7] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)Template:Val[7] km/s
Age195[5] Myr
Metallicity [Fe/H]{{{metal_fe2}}} dex
Other designations
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Database references
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Xi Arietis is a binary star[9] system in the northern constellation of Aries. Its name is a Bayer designation that is Latinized from ξ Arietis, and abbreviated Xi Ari or ξ Ari. This system has an apparent visual magnitude of 5.46,[2] and so is dimly visible to the naked eye. Based upon an annual parallax shift of Template:Val as seen from Earth, it is Template:Convert distant from the Sun. At that distance, the visual magnitude is diminished by an extinction factor of 0.24 due to interstellar dust.[5] The proximity of this system to the ecliptic means it is subject to lunar occultations.[10]

This is a double-lined spectroscopic binary.[9] The spectrum matches a stellar classification of B7 IV,[3] which suggests a subgiant star that has exhausted the supply of hydrogen at its core and is in the process of evolving into a giant star. Xi Arietis was once a designation for Psi Ceti (ψ Cet, ψ Ceti), and was later recognized to be a duplicate by Bayer.[11]

References

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External links

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