Bharani

HR 838 · HIP 13209 · 41 Ari

👁️ Naked-eye

📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.

Star

Apparent magnitude: 3.594 mag
Parallax: 19.69 mas → about 165.6 light-years away
Spectral type: B8Vn
Right ascension: 42.496°
Declination: 27.2605°
Designation: HR 838
Bayer designation: 41 Ari
HIP number: 13209
IAU name adopted: 2017-06-30
Name language: Sanskrit
Name origin (IAU): the Indian term (Sanscrit: भरणी), The Bearer, designates the 2nd of the 27 nakshatras consisting of the three stars 35, 39 and 41 Ari, among which 41 Ari is the brightest. The modern star name was given to the brightest star of the historical constellation.

Constellation

Light from this object takes about 166 years to reach Earth — the light you see tonight left around AD 1860 (official distance ÷ speed of light).
At magnitude 3.6 it is bright enough for the naked eye (limit about 6) — look from somewhere dark.
Declination 27.3° — it rises above the horizon in Seoul (37.6° N), so it is visible from Korea in the right season.

Worked out from this object's official values.