39 Arietis

39 Arietis

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

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