Sheratan
- HIP
- 8903
- Designation
- 6 Bet Ari
- Bayer designation
- β Ari
- Visual magnitude
- 2.64
- Constellation
- Ram
- Name approved by the IAU
- 2016-07-20
The IAU catalogue's account
Applied in recent times from the Arabic lunar mansion name al-shara-tan, for β and γ Ari. The name means "two" of something, but the complete meaning is uncertain. Some Arabic authors suggested that it meant "the Two Signs", implying these stars as some kind of celestial indicator; others assumed it meant "the Two Horns", referring to the Arabic figure of al-hamals here.
- Source language
- Arabic
- Reference
- Kunitzsch, Paul; Smart, Tim (2006). A Dictionary of Modern star Names: A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations (2nd rev. ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sky Pub.
Source: IAU Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN), Working Group on Star Names. The account is the IAU's own text and is quoted in full: it is published under CC BY.
From Kunitzsch & Smart
- Layer of tradition
- Indigenous Arabic
- Ancient-layer signal
- cue found
- Pronounced
- she' ro tan
- Literal meanings
- two; the Two Signs; the Two Horns
- Periods of use
- Recent / modern
- Transmission notes
- uncertain/unknown
Source: Kunitzsch & Smart, A Dictionary of Modern Star Names, 2nd ed. 2006, p. 18
Layer of tradition and ancient-layer signal are not the dictionary authors' judgement but a keyword reading of the entry's wording. “No simple cue found” means exactly that — the parser found none — not that the name is late.
The fields on this card were read off an OCR layer and are not checked against the printed page. The page number is given so the claim can be verified in your own copy.
Corpus chains passing through this star. Deviation is the cross-track angular distance of the third star from the great-circle plane.
- Скорпион → Овен → БлизнецыЖало греха → Божий Агнец, освобождающий Свой народ → Страдающий Спаситель и воцарившийся Судия
- Скорпион → Овен → ВозничийЖало греха → Божий Агнец, освобождающий Свой народ → Господь Творения — Добрый Пастырь
- Дева → Возничий → ОвенДева Израиля → Господь Творения — Добрый Пастырь → Божий Агнец, освобождающий Свой народ
Other named stars of this constellation:
- Hamal2.01
- Bharani3.61
- Mesarthim3.88
- Botein4.35
- Lilii Borea4.52