21 Arietis (abbreviated 21 Ari) is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Aries. 21 Arietis is the Flamsteed designation. It has a combined apparent visual magnitude is 5.57; the brighter member is magnitude 6.40 while the fainter star is magnitude 6.48. The distance to this star system, based upon an annual parallax shift of 19.58 mas, is 167 light-years (51 parsecs). The pair orbit each other with a period of 23.70 years and an eccentricity of 0.68.
The system was initially thought to be a triple system in 1981, since the orbit of the system predicted a mass greater than would be expected from its F6V spectral type. This was later rejected because the distance to the system was overestimated. However, while observing the spectrum of the system, it was found that a giant planet may be causing radial velocity variations. The purported planet would have an mass of 1.40 ± 0.36 MJ, an orbital period of 925 days and orbit the primary star.
Video 21 Arietis
References
Maps 21 Arietis
External links
- HR 657
- CCDM J02157+2503
- Image 21 Arietis
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