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Zeta Arietis (ζ Ari ζ Arietis) is the Bayer designation for a star in the northern constellation of Aries. It is dimly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +4.89. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 12.44 mas the distance to this star is 260 ± 20 light-years (79.7 ± 6.1 parsecs). This is an A-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of A1 V. It has a high rate of rotation with a projected rotational velocity of 133 km/s.
