Editing Hamal (section)

==Nomenclature==
[[File:AriesCC.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Hamal is the brightest star in the constellation of Aries.]]

''Alpha Arietis'' is the star's [[Bayer designation]]. It also bears the [[Flamsteed designation]] of 13 Arietis.

The traditional name ''Hamal'' (also written ''Hemal'', ''Hamul'', ''Ras Hammel'') derives from the [[Arabic]] {{lang|ar|رأس الحمل}} ''rās al-ħamal'' "head of the ram", in turn from the name for the constellation as a whole, ''Al Ħamal'' "the ram".<ref name=allen1899/> In 2016, the [[International Astronomical Union]] organized a [[Working Group on Star Names]] (WGSN)<ref name="WGSN"/> to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin of July 2016<ref name="WGSN1"/> included a table of the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN; which included ''Hamal'' for this star.<ref name="IAU-CSN"/>

In [[Chinese astronomy|Chinese]], {{lang|zh|婁宿}} ({{lang|zh-Latn|Lóu Su}}), meaning ''[[Bond (Chinese constellation)|Bond]] (asterism)'', refers to an [[Asterism (astronomy)|asterism]] consisting of Hamal, [[β Arietis]] and [[γ 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 Hamal itself is {{lang|zh|婁宿三}} ({{lang|zh-Latn|Lóu Su sān}}, {{langx|en|the Third Star of Bond}}).<ref>{{in lang|zh}} [http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Space/Research/StarName/c_research_chinengstars_h_l.htm 香港太空館 - 研究資源 - 亮星中英對照表] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110129031951/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Space/Research/StarName/c_research_chinengstars_h_l.htm |date=2011-01-29 }}, Hong Kong Space Museum. Accessed on line November 23, 2010.</ref>