Delta Arietis
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Delta Arietis is a star in the constellation
Aries
. It has the traditional name Botein which is derived from the Arabic
بطين buţain, diminutive of بطن baţn "belly".
The term Botein is derived from Al Bīrūnī's Al Buṭain (ألبطين), the dual of Al Baṭn, the Belly. This is the name of star association consisting this star, along with ε Ari
, ζ Ari
, π Ari
, and ρ3 Ari
According to the catalogue of stars in the Technical Memorandum 33-507 - A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars, Al Buṭain were the title for five stars :δ Ari as Botein, π Ari
as Al Buṭain I, ρ3 Ari as Al Buṭain II, ε Ari
as Al Buṭain III dan ζ Ari
as Al Buṭain IV
In the catalogue of stars in the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket, this star was designated Nir al Botain, which was translated into Latin
as Lucida Ventris, meaning the brightest of the belly.
In Chinese
, , meaning Yin Force
, refers to an asterism consisting of δ Arietis, 63 Arietis, ζ Arietis
, τ Arietis
and 65 Arietis
. Consequently, δ Arietis itself is known as
giant
with an apparent magnitude
of +4.35. It is approximately 168 light years
from Earth and its diameter is 13 times that of the Sun
.
Constellation
In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms, patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky....
Aries
Aries (constellation)
Aries is one of the constellations of the zodiac, located between Pisces to the west and Taurus to the east. Its name is Latin for ram, and its symbol is , representing a ram's horns...
. It has the traditional name Botein which is derived from the Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
بطين buţain, diminutive of بطن baţn "belly".
The term Botein is derived from Al Bīrūnī's Al Buṭain (ألبطين), the dual of Al Baṭn, the Belly. This is the name of star association consisting this star, along with ε Ari
Epsilon Arietis
Epsilon Arietis is a double star in the constellation Aries. It is approximately 293 light years from Earth.The two components are both white A-type main sequence dwarfs with apparent magnitudes of 5.2 and 5.5 respectively. They are separated by 1.5 arcseconds on the sky...
, ζ Ari
Zeta Arietis
Zeta Arietis is a star in the constellation Aries.Zeta Arietis is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.87. It is approximately 340 light years from Earth.-Name:...
, π Ari
Pi Arietis
Pi Arietis is a spectroscopic binary star system in the constellation Aries. It is approximately 603 light years from Earth....
, and ρ3 Ari
According to the catalogue of stars in the Technical Memorandum 33-507 - A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars, Al Buṭain were the title for five stars :δ Ari as Botein, π Ari
Pi Arietis
Pi Arietis is a spectroscopic binary star system in the constellation Aries. It is approximately 603 light years from Earth....
as Al Buṭain I, ρ3 Ari as Al Buṭain II, ε Ari
Epsilon Arietis
Epsilon Arietis is a double star in the constellation Aries. It is approximately 293 light years from Earth.The two components are both white A-type main sequence dwarfs with apparent magnitudes of 5.2 and 5.5 respectively. They are separated by 1.5 arcseconds on the sky...
as Al Buṭain III dan ζ Ari
Zeta Arietis
Zeta Arietis is a star in the constellation Aries.Zeta Arietis is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.87. It is approximately 340 light years from Earth.-Name:...
as Al Buṭain IV
In the catalogue of stars in the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket, this star was designated Nir al Botain, which was translated into Latin
Latin
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as Lucida Ventris, meaning the brightest of the belly.
In Chinese
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
, , meaning Yin Force
Hairy Head (Chinese constellation)
The Hairy Head mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the western mansions of the White Tiger.This mansion corresponds to the Pleiades in English.-Asterisms:...
, refers to an asterism consisting of δ Arietis, 63 Arietis, ζ Arietis
Zeta Arietis
Zeta Arietis is a star in the constellation Aries.Zeta Arietis is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.87. It is approximately 340 light years from Earth.-Name:...
, τ Arietis
Tau Arietis
The Bayer designation Tau Arietis is shared by two star systems, in the constellation Aries:* τ1 Arietis* τ2 ArietisThey are separated by 0.54°....
and 65 Arietis
65 Arietis
65 Arietis is a star in the constellation Aries. Its apparent magnitude is 6.07.-References:* *...
. Consequently, δ Arietis itself is known as
Structure
Delta Arietis is an orange K-typeStellar classification
In astronomy, stellar classification is a classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics. The spectral class of a star is a designated class of a star describing the ionization of its chromosphere, what atomic excitations are most prominent in the light, giving an objective measure...
giant
Giant star
A giant star is a star with substantially larger radius and luminosity than a main sequence star of the same surface temperature. Typically, giant stars have radii between 10 and 100 solar radii and luminosities between 10 and 1,000 times that of the Sun. Stars still more luminous than giants are...
with an apparent magnitude
Apparent magnitude
The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere...
of +4.35. It is approximately 168 light years
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from Earth and its diameter is 13 times that of the Sun
Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields...
.