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Sheratan
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Its story
Sheratan takes its name from the Arabic 'al-sharatan', 'the two signs': together with Mesarthim, it once marked the spring equinox for ancient astronomers, before precession nudged that point across the sky. It is a bright, young, white A-type star just under 59 light-years from Earth. Its light has crossed the void for nearly a human lifetime before reaching your eyes.
- Constellation
- Aries
- Apparent magnitude
- 2.64
- Distance
- 58.7 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 28.660° · Dec 20.808°
- Catalogue
- HIP 8903 · HD 11636
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