It has an annual parallax shift of 19.22 mas;[1] corresponding to a distance of about 170 ly (52 pc) from the Sun.

[14] Consequently, the Chinese name for Delta Arietis itself is 天陰四 (Lóu Su sì, English: the Fourth Star of Yin Force.

)[15] Delta Arietis is an evolved giant star with a stellar classification of K2 III.

[3] It belongs to a population known as red clump giants, which means it is generating energy through the fusion of helium at its core.

It shines with 45[6] times the Sun's luminosity at an effective temperature of 4,810 K,[6] giving it the orange-hued glow of a K-type star.