Magnitude 5.79 Constellation Aries | Rotation 17 hours Apparent magnitude (V) 5.79 | |
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56 Arietis (abbreviated 56 Ari) is a star in the northern constellation of Aries. 56 Arietis is the Flamsteed designation. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude is 5.79. The estimated distance to this star is approximately 500 light-years (150 parsecs). This is a magnetic, chemically peculiar star of the silicon type and it has a rapid rotation period of 17.5 hours.
56 Arietis is also known by its variable star designation SX Arietis. 56 Arietis is the prototype of a class of variable stars known as SX Arietis variables, which are rotationally variable stars with strong magnetic fields.
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