Beta Arietis (β Arietis, abbreviated Beta Ari, β Ari), officially named Sheratan / ˈ ʃ ɛr ə t æ n /, [10] [11] is a star system and the second-brightest star in the constellation of Aries, marking the ram's second horn.

Feb 29, 2020 · Sheratan, Beta Arietis (β Ari), is a spectroscopic binary star located in the constellation Aries. It lies at a distance of 59.6 light years from Earth. With an apparent magnitude of 2.655, it is the second brightest star in Aries, after Hamal. Sheratan and its neighbour Mesarthim mark one of the celestial Ram’s horns. The two stars were ...

Feb 4, 2014 · Fixed star Sheratan, Beta Arietis, is a spectroscopic binary star in the right horn of the Ram, Aries Constellation. Magnitude 2.66, spectral type A5 V. The companion, Beta Arietis B, is roughly four magnitudes fainter than Beta Arietis A.

The history of the star: Sheratan. from p.81 of Star Names, Richard Hinckley Allen, 1889. [A scanned copy can be viewed on this webpage. Beta (β) Aries, Sheratan, is a pearly white star in the left horn of the Ram.

Sep 10, 2020 · Sheratan, designated as Beta Arietis, is the second-brightest star in the zodiacal constellation of Aries, the celestial ram. The star mark’s the ram’s second horn. Sheratan is also designated as 6 Arietis. It is located at around 59.6 light-years / …

Apr 2, 2025 · Sheratan (Beta Arietis) is a blue main sequence star in the constellation of Aries. It can be seen in the northern hemisphere night sky. Sheratan distance from Earth is 58.66 light years away.

Sheratan is a bright star with a magnitude of 2.01, easily visible to the naked eye. It can be found in the constellation Aries, which is visible in the northern hemisphere during autumn and winter. To locate Sheratan, first find Hamal, the brightest star in Aries.

SHERATAN (Beta Arietis). The most prominent part of , the Ram, historically the "first" constellation of the Zodiac (as it held the Vernal Equinox in ancient times), is a thin flat triangle of stars that Bayer lettered (from east to west) Alpha (), …

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.

The star Sheratan in the constellation Aries is the Anniversary Star for anyone turning 60 years old. The light that left Sheratan 60 years ago, traveling at 186,000 miles per second, is just now reaching our eyes.