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Kerb at 01°03′ Aries has an orb of 1°10′
Pegasus Constellation [Stellarium]
Fixed star Keb, Tau Pegasi, is a 5th magnitude single star in the constellation Pegasus.
Magnitude variable 4.58, spectral type A5 Vp. [1]
Tau Pegasi (τ Peg) is officially named Salm, “the leather bucket.” [2] However, astrologers call it Kerb.
τ Peg and υ Peg were Al Sufi’s Saʽd al Naʽamah, “the Cross-bars over a well,” but they were also known as Al Karab, “the Bucket-rope.” The usual titles for τ — Markab and Sagma or Salma — are from Bayer, but the last two should be Salm, “a leather bucket.” [3]
τ Peg bore the traditional names Salm, Kerb (or El Khereb) and Markab (often spelled Markeb), a name shared with α Peg, k Pup and κ Vel. In 2016, τ Peg was officially named Salm, α Peg was named Markab, and κ Vel was named Markeb. [1]
| 2000* | 2050 | Name | Orb |
| 23♓29 | 24♓11 | Markab | 2°10′ |
| 29♓23 | 00♈04 | Scheat | 2°10′ |
| 01♈03 | 01♈45 | Kerb | 1°10′ |
| 02♈35 | 03♈17 | Deneb Kaitos | 2°10′ |
| 09♈09 | 09♈51 | Algenib | 2°00′ |
Kerb Astrology
Fixed star Kerb has the spectral class A5, indicating the planetary nature of Venus.
Kerb portends an indirect danger, as from a jilted lover. [4]
SPECTRAL CLASS A: Great honors, artistic appreciation, unexpected gains, good fortune, riches, good judgment, sociableness, creativeness, idealism, and impulsiveness. Challenging aspects cause wantonness, indiscretion, scandals, foolhardiness, destructiveness, cleverness, many anxious moments and self-seeking nature. A variable star adds a tendency to be argumentative, inconstant and unreliable. [5]
Constellation Pegasus
According to Ptolemy the bright stars are like Mars and Mercury. The constellation gives ambition, vanity, intuition, enthusiasm, caprice and bad judgment. It prevails against the diseases of horses and preserves horse riders in battle. [6]
The constellation portends events concerning ships and the ocean and also changes in the weather. In medieval times it was said to indicate vain individuals with a great deal of ambition but very poor judgment. [4]
Pegasus, like birds, angels, and most celestial winged creatures, is an allegory for the superior spiritual power that the hero first sought out to aid him in his task, and the Owl represents the wisdom side of that same power. [7]
In mundane astrology, Pegasus is associated with drowning, accidents, catastrophes, earthquakes, tsunamis, storms, floods, shipwrecks, mining accidents, airplane accidents, falling accidents, shooting down from high, horses, jockeys, transportation, communications, space travel, exploration, pioneering, science, invention and heroism.
Tau Pegasi, Salm, Kerb [theskylive.com]
Kerb Conjunctions
Ascendant conjunct Kerb: Good fortune, happiness, gifts, fortunate for love and marriage, gain by legacies and inheritance (Venus nature). [6]
Midheaven conjunct Kerb: Honor and success, dealings with and help through women, success in occupations of a Venus nature. [6]
Descendant conjunct Kerb: Ira Einhorn 0°56′, Shirley MacLaine 0°58′.
Sun conjunct Kerb: Ayrton Senna 0°07′.
Moon conjunct Kerb: Simone de Beauvoir 0°12′ (and Mars).
Mars conjunct Kerb: Simone de Beauvoir 1°11′ (and Moon).
References
- Tau Pegasi – Wikipedia.
- SkyEye: (Un)Common Star Names.
- Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning, Allen, 1889, p.329.
- Fixed Stars and Judicial Astrology, George Noonan, 1990, p.30.
- The Power of the Fixed Stars, Joseph E. Rigor, 1979, p.245-246.
- Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology, Vivian E. Robson, 1923, p.56, 100, 231.
- The Living Stars, Dr. Eric Morse, 1988, p.127.7