η-Ari (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , η-Ari is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:27 (EST), 31° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:50, 68° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:15, when it sinks below 20° above your western horizon.
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Name
η-Ari
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h12m48s [2] |
| Declination: | +21°12'39" [2] |
| Constellation: | Aries |
| Magnitude: | 5.24 (V) [2] 5.75 (BT) [2] 5.28 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 28.9 parsec 94.1 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.40 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 163.6 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 88.2° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 2.93 |
Sources