Izar

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Its story

Izar is the jewel on the shepherd's leg in Boötes, a blue-white star 202 light-years away that the astronomer Friedrich Struve nicknamed «Pulcherrima», the most beautiful, upon discovering it. Its Arabic name «al-izār» means belt or veil, for its position fastened to the side of the mythological figure. It is considered one of the loveliest visual pairs in the sky, although to the naked eye it appears as a single light.

Constellation: Boötes
Apparent magnitude: 2.35
Distance: 202.6 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 221.247° · Dec 27.074°
Catalogue: HIP 72105 · HD 129988

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