39 Arietis

39 Arietis

39 Arietis in optical light
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Aries
Right ascension 02h 47m 54.54142s[1]
Declination +29° 14′ 49.6132″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.514[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K1.5 III[3]
U−B color index +1.083[2]
B−V color index +1.118[2]
R−I color index 0.58
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)–15.53 ± 0.14[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +149.47 ± 0.25[1] mas/yr
Dec.: –127.05 ± 0.18[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)19.01 ± 0.21 mas[1]
Distance172 ± 2 ly
(52.6 ± 0.6 pc)
Details
Mass1.6[5] M
Radius10.22±0.72[6] R
Luminosity48.7±0.7[6] L
Surface gravity (log g)2.7[4] cgs
Temperature4,768±167[6] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]–0.02[4] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)4.5[4] km/s
Other designations
Lilii Borea, BD+28° 462, HD 17361, HIP 13061, HR 824, SAO 75578.[7]
Database references
SIMBADdata

39 Arietis (abbreviated 39 Ari), officially named Lilii Borea /ˈlɪli ˈbɔːriə/,[8] is a star in the northern constellation of Aries. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +4.5.[2] The distance to this star, as determined from an annual parallax shift of 19.01 mas,[1] is approximately 172 light-years (53 parsecs). This star was formerly located in the obsolete constellation Musca Borealis.

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  8. ^ "Naming Stars". IAU.org. Retrieved 16 December 2017.