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1. Once the name for the constellation Aries was Hamal, but now it is the name of the star α Arietis. It is rising immediately after Alamak (and only a day after Alrisha):

Alamak γ Andromedae 2.10 42º 05' N 02h 01m 30.7 438.7 438¼
Hamal α Arietis 2.01 23º 14' N 02h 04m 31.5 439.5 439

If we count with a 360-day cycle, then its glyph number will be exactly 439. If its right ascension had been 02h 03m, then it would have risen in day number 31.4 (= 10 times π).

Gb7-24 Gb7-25 (436) Gb7-26 Gb7-27
 Polaris (435.6), Baten Kaitos (435.6), Metallah (435.9), Segin (436.2), Mesarthim (436.2), Sheratan (436.4) Alrisha (438.2)
Gb7-28 (439) Gb7-29 Gb7-30 Gb7-31
Alamak (438.7)  Hamal (439.5)    
Gb8-1 Gb8-2 Gb8-3 Gb8-4 Gb8-5
Caph β Cassiopeiae 2.28 58º 52' N 00h 06m 1.5 409.5 409.5
Sirrah α Andromedae 2.07 28º 49' N 00h 06m 1.5 409.5 409.5
Algenib γ Pegasi 2.83 14º 54' N 00h 11m 2.8 410.8 410.7
Delta δ Andromedae 3.27 30º 52' N 00h 37m 9.4 417.4 417¼
Schedir α Cassiopeiae 2.24 56º 16' N 00h 38m 9.6 417.6 417.5
Deneb Kaitos β Ceti 2.04 18º 16' S 00h 41m 10.4 418.4 418.2
Achird η Cassiopeiae 3.46 57º 33' N 00h 46m 11.7 419.7 419.5
Cih γ Cassiopeiae 2.15 60º 26' N 00h 53m 13.4 421.4 421.2
Mirach β Andromedae 2.07 35º 21' N 01h 07m 17.0 425.0 424.7
Ksora δ Cassiopeia 2.66 59º 59' N 01h 23m 21.1 429.1 428.7
Achernar α Eridani 0.45 57º 29' S 01h 36m 24.3 432.3 432
Polaris α Ursa Minoris 1.97 89º 02' N 01h 49m 27.6 435.6 435.2
Baten Kaitos ζ Ceti 3.74 10º 35' S 01h 49m 27.6 435.6 435.5
Metallah α Trianguli 3.42 29º 20' N 01h 50m 27.9 435.9 435.5
Segin ε Cassiopeia 3.35 63º 25' N 01h 51m 28.2 436.2 435.7
Mesarthim γ Arietis 3.88 19º 03' N 01h 51m 28.2 436.2 435.7
Sheratan β Arietis 2.64 20º 34' N 01h 52m 28.4 436.4 436
Alrisha α Piscium 4.33 2º 31' N 01h 59m 30.2 438.2 437.8