Sheratan - β Arietis (beta Arietis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 17:39 | Tran: 1:35 | Set: 9:27

Alt: 2.35° Az: 301.50° Direction: West-North-West

Sheratan, also designated as β Arietis (beta Arietis), is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Aries.

Sheratan visual magnitude is 2.64. Because of its brightness, Sheratan is clearly visible to the naked eye when observed from locations with dark skies, and should be also quite easily visible from light polluted areas.

Image of Sheratan - β Arietis (beta Arietis) star

DSS2 image of Sheratan. The red arrow shows the motion of Sheratan during the next 1000 years (1.60 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.85 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 56m 00s

Declination +20° 55’ 44”

Hour Angle 07h 36m 48s

Sideral Time 09h 32m 48s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 54m 38s

Declination +20° 48’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 142.24°

Galactic Latitude -39.68°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for Sheratan - β Arietis (beta Arietis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 2.64

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.33

Spectral Type A5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.13

Temperature 8748K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where Sheratan is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of Sheratan. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Sheratan is distant 59.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 18.27

Distance (light year) 59.55

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.096 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.111"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Sheratan

Bayer designation β Arietis
(beta Arietis)

Flamsteed designation 6 Arietis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD11636

SAO Catalogue SAO75012

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP8903

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+20 306

Gliese Catalogue Gl 80

FK5 Catalogue 66

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 658

Visibility from Your Location

Today's Sheratan - β Arietis (beta Arietis) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 69.1° RISE 17:39

Max altitude: 59.4° TRANSIT 1:35

Azimuth: 290.9° SET 9:27

Set Location

Other stars in Aries