Hamal (HIP 9884)
Hamal is an orange giant star in the constellation Aries. At 66 light years away, it is the 50th brightest star in the Earth's sky, where it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 2.01. The iron abundance of Hamal is -0.17 (67.6% of the Sun). It is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 27.2 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 19,100 and 24,600 light years from the center of the Galaxy. Hamal has one confirmed planet known to date (July 2013).
Sky position: RA 2h 7.2m, Dec +23° 27.6'
