Epsilon Boötis

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
binary star system
gptkbp:age ~400 million years
gptkbp:angularSeparation 2.8 arcseconds
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 2.37
gptkbp:BayerDesignation ε Boötis
gptkbp:bestViewedIn gptkb:spring
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:HD_133208
gptkb:HIP_73555
gptkb:HR_5506
gptkbp:color primary: orange
secondary: blue-white
gptkbp:component Epsilon Boötis A
Epsilon Boötis B
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Boötes
gptkbp:declination +27° 04′ 27″
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1777
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 203 light years
gptkbp:FlamsteedDesignation gptkb:Izar
gptkbp:hasCompanion yes
gptkbp:hemisphere northern
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Epsilon Boötis
gptkbp:IAUApprovedName gptkb:Izar
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Boötes
gptkbp:luminosity primary: 501 L☉
secondary: 33 L☉
gptkbp:mass primary: 3.0 M☉
secondary: 2.5 M☉
gptkbp:metallicity [Fe/H] = -0.07
gptkbp:nameMeaning 'Veil' or 'girdle' in Arabic
gptkbp:notableFor color contrast
gptkbp:observedBy amateur astronomers
gptkbp:orbitType 990 years
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Izar
Pulcherrima
gptkbp:parallax 16.09 mas
gptkbp:primaryStarType gptkb:giant
gptkbp:properMotionRA +56.60 mas/yr
-60.73 mas/yr
gptkbp:radialVelocity -19.6 km/s
gptkbp:rightAscension 14h 44m 59.3s
gptkbp:secondaryStarType gptkb:main_sequence
gptkbp:separates 2.8 arcseconds
gptkbp:spectralType K0II-III + A2V
gptkbp:temperature primary: 4,500 K
secondary: 8,800 K
gptkbp:variableStar no
gptkbp:visibleToNakedEye yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Izar
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6