Stars close to the seven best candidates ("*"). The stars in the same modern constellation (large and small " ") are shown if d ⩽ 20° in Table 11. The stars not belonging to the same modern constellation (large and small "•") are shown if d ⩽ 15°. The right ascension ( x-axis: (°)), declination (left-hand y-axis: (°)), and the altitude of upper culmination a _max (right-hand y-axis:(°)) have been calculated for 1224 B.C.