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55 Arietis is the Flamsteed designation for a star in the northern constellation of Aries. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.72. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 3.09 ± 0.49 mas it is approximately 1060 light-years (320 parsecs) distant from Earth give or take a 170 light-year margin of error. The spectrum of this star matches a B-type giant with a stellar classification of B8 III.