Botein
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Stern botein (δ arietis) |
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Observation dates equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Aries | ||||||||||||||||
| Right ascension | 03 h 11 m 37.8 s | ||||||||||||||||
| declination | + 19 ° 43 ′ 36 ″ | ||||||||||||||||
| Apparent brightness | 4.35 likes | ||||||||||||||||
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| Spectral class | K2 IIIvar | ||||||||||||||||
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| distance | 168 ly | ||||||||||||||||
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Botein (from Arabic بطين, DMG buṭain 'small belly') is the proper name of the star Delta Arietis (δ Arietis, δ Ari for short) in the constellation Aries . Botein belongs to the spectral class K2 and has a brightness of +4.35 mag. Botein is about 168 light years from Earth (according to the Hipparcos database).
As a star near the ecliptic, Botein can be covered by the moon and (very rarely) by planets.