29 Arietis [SEP] constellation
29 Arietis
29 Arietis is a triple star system in the northern constellation of Aries. "29 Arietis" is the Flamsteed designation. It has an annual parallax shift of , which corresponds to a physical distance of approximately from Earth. The system is just barely visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 6.0. It is moving further from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of 9 km/s.
The core of the system is formed by a close spectroscopic binary with an angular separation of
needles. A 2012 review found "the potential beneficial action of acupuncture on osteoarthritis pain does not appear to be clinically relevant." A 2010 Cochrane review found that acupuncture shows statistically significant benefit over sham acupuncture in the treatment of peripheral joint osteoarthritis; however, these benefits were found to be so small that their clinical significance was doubtful, and "probably due at least partially to placebo effects from incomplete blinding".
A 2013 Cochrane review found low to moderate evidence that acupuncture improves pain and stiffness in treating people with fibromyalgia