τ-Ari (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , τ-Ari is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:56 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 31° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 03:56.

Name τ-Ari
Object type Star
Other names
τ-Ari
Tau Arietis
61-Ari
61 Arietis
HR 1005[1]
HD 20756
HIP 15627[3]
TYC 1245-1184-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:03h21m13s [2]
Declination:+21°08'49" [2]
Constellation:Aries
Magnitude:5.35 (V) [2]
5.24 (BT) [2]
5.34 (VT) [2]
Distance:156.0 parsec
508.6 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):-0.08
Proper motion (speed):30.3 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):136.1°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-0.62

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