Star · White · Aries

Sheratan

6 Ari · HIP 8903

Above the horizon all nightHighest after dark 01:56 · south · 59°

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Where is Sheratan?

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Look south, about 59° up at 01:56 in Aries.

From London tonight, Sheratan is above the horizon all night. It’s highest after dark at 01:56, in the south at 59°.

At magnitude 2.6 it is visible by eye, even from many towns, when the sky is clear.

This is position and timing only: clouds, haze and light pollution aren’t included.

Sheratan looks white to the eye (color is easier to see in binoculars).

A white point of light, visible even from many towns when it’s clear.

Brighter, and its white color is easier to see.

Still a point of light: no amateur telescope shows a star’s surface.

What you’re likely to see, not what a space telescope photographs. General guidance from catalog brightness and size, not a forecast for tonight.

Sheratan is a star in Aries, shining at magnitude 2.6.

Sources: SkyMate; Wikidata (CC0). Positions computed for your place and time with astronomy-engine. Data & Licences