41 Arietis

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**41 Arietis**
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000
Constellation	Aries
Right ascension	02^h 49^m 59.0323^s
Declination	+27° 15′ 37.825″
Apparent magnitude (V)	3.606
Characteristics
Spectral type	B8Vn
U-B color index	-0.11
B-V color index	-0.37
Variable type	Variable star
Astrometry
Radial velocity (R_v)	4 km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: 65.47 mas/yr Dec.: -116.59 mas/yr
Parallax (π)	20.45 ± 0.79 mas
Distance	159 ± 6 ly (49 ± 2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (M_V)	3.515
Details

Mass	18 M_☉
Radius	7 R_☉
Luminosity	20,000 L_☉
Temperature	10,000–30,000 K
Rotation	180 Km/s 0,00539767451 Year

Orbit
Companion	CCDM J02499+2715 Aa
Semimajor axis (a)	0,2"
Inclination (i)	204°
Orbit
Companion	CCDM J02499+2715 B
Semimajor axis (a)	24.6"
Inclination (i)	277°
Orbit
Companion	CCDM J02499+2715 C
Semimajor axis (a)	31.3"
Inclination (i)	213°
Orbit
Companion	CCDM J02499+2715 D
Semimajor axis (a)	124.9"
Inclination (i)	232°
Other designations
Bharani, c Arietis, HR 838, HD 17573, BD+26°471, FK5 100, HIP 13209, SAO 75596, GC 3391, ADS 2159, CCDM 02499+2715.
Database references
SIMBAD	data
Data sources:
Hipparcos Catalogue, CCDM (2002), Bright Star Catalogue (5th rev. ed.)

41 Arietis or c Arietis is a star in the constellation Aries. It also has the traditional name Bharani, named after the Hindu astrological mansion. It does not possess a Greek letter Bayer designation, since this star was added in former times to the now-obsolete constellation Musca Borealis, but is sometimes designated c Arietis.

41 Arietis belongs to the spectral class B8Vn, and has a stellar magnitude of +3.61. It is 160 light-years from Earth.

Aries Constellation

Reference

Components

NAME	Right ascension	Declination	Apparent magnitude (V)	Spectral type	Database references
IDS 02441+2651 B (BD+26 471B)	02^h 49^m 56.8^s	+27° 15' 45	10.29		Simbad
IDS 02441+2651 C (BD+26 471C)	02^h 49^m 57.3^s	+27° 15' 16	10.35		Simbad
IDS 02441+2651 D (BD+26 470)	02^h 49^m 51.363^s	+27° 14' 30.04	8.6	K0	Simbad