Rho2 Arietis
Rho Arietis is an M-type red giant star in the northern constellation of Aries. With an annual parallax shift of 9.28 mas, it is approximately 350 light-years (110 parsecs) distant from the Earth.
A visual band light curve for Rho Arietis, plotted from data presented in Tabur et al. (2009)
Rho Arietis is classified as a semiregular variable star with periods of 49.9 and 54.8 days. It varies in visual magnitude between 5.45 and 6.01. It has the variable star designation, RZ Arietis. It is generally considered to be an asymptotic giant branch star, having exhausted its core helium. Based on comparison of its current temperature and luminosity with theoretical evolutionary tracks, its initial mass is estimated to have been 1.3 M☉ and its mass now is 1.14 M☉.
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