56 Arietis

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SX Arietis

56 Arietis
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Aries
Right ascension 03h 12m 14.2463s
Declination +27° 15′ 25.086″
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.772
Characteristics
Spectral type B6IV-V
U-B color index -0.42
B-V color index -0.12
Variable type Alpha² CVn variable
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv) 11 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 11.77 mas/yr
Dec.: -18.34 mas/yr
Parallax (π) 8.78 ± 0.88 mas
Distance approx. 370 ly
(approx. 110 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV) 5.679
Details
Mass 18 M
Radius 7 R
Luminosity 20,000 L
Temperature 10,000–30,000 K
Rotation 200 km/s
0,0048579 Year
Other designations
V* SX Arietis, GCRV 1765, HR 954, TYC 1791-1519-1, 56 Arietis, 2MASS J03121424+2715250, UBV M 9378, AG+27° 324, GSC 01791-01519, PPM 92289, UBV 21410, BD+26° 523, HD 19832, SAO 75788, uvby98 100019832 V, CEL 304, HIC 14893, YPAC 312, GC 3821, HIP 14893, TD1 1964, YZ 27 1600.
Database references
SIMBAD data
Data sources:
Hipparcos Catalogue,
CCDM (2002),
Bright Star Catalogue (5th rev. ed.)

56 Arietis or SX Arietis is a star in the constellation Aries. Its apparent magnitude is 5.77.

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