Editing Beta Arietis (section)

==Nomenclature==
''Beta Arietis'' is the star's [[Bayer designation]]. It also bears the [[Flamsteed designation]] ''6 Arietis''.

The traditional name, ''Sheratan'' (or ''Sharatan, Sheratim),''<ref name=allen1899/> in full ''Al Sharatan,'' is from the Arabic الشرطان ''aš-šaraţān'' "the two signs", a reference to the star having marked the northern vernal equinox together with [[Gamma Arietis]] several thousand years ago.{{Citation needed|date=December 2011}} In 2016, the [[International Astronomical Union]] organized a [[IAU Working Group on Star Names|Working Group on Star Names]] (WGSN)<ref name="WGSN"/> to catalogue and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN approved the name ''Sheratan'' for this star on August 21, 2016 and it is now so entered in the IAU Catalog of Star Names.<ref name="IAU-CSN"/>

In [[Chinese astronomy|Chinese]], {{lang|zh|婁宿}} ({{lang|zh-Latn|Lóu Xiù}}), meaning ''[[Bond (Chinese constellation)|Bond]] (asterism)'', refers to an asterism consisting of β Arietis, [[Gamma Arietis|γ Arietis]] and [[Hamal|α Arietis]].<ref>{{in lang|zh}} ''中國星座神話'', written by 陳久金. Published by 台灣書房出版有限公司, 2005, {{ISBN|978-986-7332-25-7}}.</ref> Consequently, the [[Chinese star names|Chinese name]] for β Arietis itself is {{lang|zh|婁宿一}} ({{lang|zh-Latn|Lóu Su yī}}, {{langx|en|the First Star of Bond}}).<ref>{{in lang|zh}} [http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Space/Research/StarName/c_research_chinengstars_s.htm 香港太空館 - 研究資源 - 亮星中英對照表] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818141141/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Space/Research/StarName/c_research_chinengstars_s.htm |date=2010-08-18 }}, Hong Kong Space Museum. Accessed on line November 23, 2010.</ref>