Constellation Ram (edÌ.)
The Ram, literally called ‘the sheep’, corresponds to our Aries, the golden-woolled ram whose fleece was stolen by the Argonauts. (See the Ship.) He is depicted lying down and with magnificent horns, looking west at the Fishes whom he envies for their power to bestow gifts.
See also edà. in the dictionary.
The 67 naked-eye stars
In the ‘Our designation’ column, letters (sometimes with superscript numbers) in front of constellation symbols refer to Bayer’s catalogue or to variable star designations, and numbers to Flamsteed’s catalogue. Row colours roughly approximate the stars’ colours. The links lead to the stars’ entries in the SIMBAD Astronomical Database.
Designation (hex) | Our designation | lbr | m | |
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1 | 1 | α/13 Ari (Hamal) | 5.66 | 2.01 |
10 | 10 | κ/12 Ari | 1.65 | 5.03 |
11 | 11 | Hip 10296 | 0.41 | 5.96 |
12 | 12 | λ/9 Ari | 1.97 | 4.79 |
13 | 13 | 11 Ari | 0.35 | 6.01 |
14 | 14 | 21 Ari | 0.93 | 5.57 |
15 | 15 | 14 Ari | 1.71 | 4.98 |
16 | 16 | 7 Ari | 0.68 | 5.76 |
17 | 17 | 10 Ari | 0.84 | 5.64 |
18 | 18 | η/17 Ari | 1.38 | 5.23 |
19 | 19 | 16 Ari | 0.35 | 6.01 |
1A | 1A | 20 Ari | 0.64 | 5.79 |
1B | 1B | θ/22 Ari | 0.92 | 5.58 |
1C | 1C | Hip 11578 | 0.09 | 6.20 |
2 | 2 | β/6 Ari (Sheratan) | 4.82 | 2.64 |
20 | 20 | Hip 9307 | 0.51 | 5.89 |
21 | 21 | 1 Ari | 0.59 | 5.83 |
22 | 22 | 15 Ari | 0.78 | 5.68 |
3 | 3 | γ²/5 Ari (Mesarthim) | 3.18 | 3.88 |
30 | 30 | ι/8 Ari | 1.57 | 5.09 |
31 | 31 | Hip 9627 | 0.04 | 6.24 |
32 | 32 | 4 Ari | 0.55 | 5.86 |
33 | 33 | 107 Psc | 1.37 | 5.24 |
34 | 34 | 19 Ari | 0.73 | 5.72 |
35 | 35 | Hip 9533 | 0.40 | 5.97 |
36 | 36 | Hip 9295 | 0.24 | 6.09 |
4 | 4 | c/41 Ari (Bharani) | 3.54 | 3.61 |
40 | 40 | 35 Ari | 2.15 | 4.65 |
41 | 41 | 39 Ari (Lilii Borea) | 2.33 | 4.52 |
42 | 42 | 33 Ari | 1.29 | 5.30 |
43 | 43 | Hip 13121 | 0.51 | 5.89 |
44 | 44 | 49 Ari | 0.48 | 5.91 |
45 | 45 | 52 Ari | 1.09 | 5.45 |
46 | 46 | Hip 14748 | 0.33 | 6.02 |
47 | 47 | 55 Ari | 0.71 | 5.74 |
48 | 48 | Hip 11670 | 0.52 | 5.88 |
49 | 49 | 21 Per | 1.56 | 5.10 |
4A | 4A | 56 Ari | 0.65 | 5.78 |
4B | 4B | Hip 11415 | 0.17 | 6.14 |
50 | 50 | π/42 Ari | 1.34 | 5.26 |
51 | 51 | 40 Ari | 0.59 | 5.83 |
52 | 52 | ρ²/45 Ari | 0.68 | 5.76 |
53 | 53 | ρ³/46 Ari | 0.92 | 5.58 |
54 | 54 | ο/37 Ari | 0.65 | 5.78 |
55 | 55 | σ/43 Ari | 1.00 | 5.52 |
56 | 56 | μ/34 Ari | 0.71 | 5.74 |
57 | 57 | 27 Ari | 0.08 | 6.21 |
58 | 58 | 29 Ari | 0.36 | 6.00 |
59 | 59 | 26 Ari | 0.17 | 6.14 |
5A | 5A | 38 Ari | 1.46 | 5.17 |
5B | 5B | 31 Ari | 0.84 | 5.64 |
5C | 5C | Hip 14439 | 0.84 | 5.64 |
60 | 60 | ε/48 Ari | 2.18 | 4.63 |
61 | 61 | 47 Ari | 0.63 | 5.80 |
62 | 62 | ν/32 Ari | 1.09 | 5.45 |
70 | 70 | δ/57 Ari (Botein) | 2.55 | 4.35 |
71 | 71 | 54 Ari | 0.04 | 6.24 |
72 | 72 | ζ/58 Ari | 1.86 | 4.87 |
73 | 73 | 53 Ari | 0.19 | 6.13 |
80 | 80 | τ²/63 Ari | 1.56 | 5.10 |
81 | 81 | 65 Ari | 0.27 | 6.07 |
82 | 82 | τ¹/61 Ari | 1.33 | 5.27 |
83 | 83 | 66 Ari | 0.32 | 6.03 |
84 | 84 | Hip 16641 | 0.17 | 6.14 |
85 | 85 | 64 Ari | 1.02 | 5.50 |
86 | 86 | 60 Ari | 0.17 | 6.14 |
87 | 87 | Hip 17058 | 0.12 | 6.18 |