Alpha Arietis

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
red supergiant
gptkbp:age ~3.4 billion years
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 2.00
gptkbp:arabicName Hamal (meaning 'lamb')
gptkbp:BayerDesignation gptkb:Alpha_Arietis
gptkbp:catalogue FK5 74
ADS 1618
BD+23 306
GC 2492
HD 12929
HIP 9884
HR 617
SAO 75051
WDS J02072+2328
gptkbp:constellation Aries
gptkbp:declination +23° 27′ 44.7″
gptkbp:diameter 15 solar radii
gptkbp:discoveredBy known since antiquity
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 65.8 light years
gptkbp:dominantColor gptkb:orange
gptkbp:eclipticLatitude +8.1°
37.7°
gptkbp:firstMagnitudeStar no
gptkbp:FlamsteedDesignation gptkb:13_Arietis
gptkbp:hasChineseName 娄宿一 (Lóu Xiù yī)
gptkbp:hasExoplanet no
gptkbp:heliumFusion yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alpha Arietis
gptkbp:IAUApprovedName gptkb:Hamal
gptkbp:luminosity 91 times solar luminosity
gptkbp:mass 2.0 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity [Fe/H] = -0.09
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Hamal
gptkbp:parallax 49.56 mas
gptkbp:positionInConstellation brightest star in Aries
gptkbp:properMotionRA +188.94 mas/yr
-148.18 mas/yr
gptkbp:radialVelocity -1.5 km/s
gptkbp:rightAscension 02h 07m 10.405s
gptkbp:rotationPeriod 3.44 km/s
gptkbp:spectralType K2III
gptkbp:temperature 4,480 K
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:navigation
calendar systems
astrology
gptkbp:variableStar no
gptkbp:visibleToNakedEye yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hamal
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7