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noun - the 4th brightest star and the brightest star in the constellation Bootes
The fourth brightest star in the sky and the brightest star in the constellation Botes, approximately 36 light-years from Earth.
ARCTURUS - Arcturus, also designated Alpha Boötis ( Boötis, abbreviated Alpha Boo, Boo), is the brightest star in the constellation of Boötes, the fourth-br...
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| (Kelly of the Clue Crew stands next to a monitor.) The Big Dipper's handle shows us the way to the 4th-brightest night star; remember, "Arc to" this |
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Arcturus, also designated Alpha Boötis ( Boötis, abbreviated Alpha Boo, Boo), is the brightest star in the constellation of Boötes, the fourth-brightest in the night sky, and the brightest in the northern celestial hemisphere. Together with Spica and Denebola (or Regulus, depending on the source), Arcturus is part of the Spring Triangle asterism and, by extension, also of the Great Diamond along with the star Cor Caroli. * Relatively close at 36.7 light-years from the Sun, Arcturus is a red giant of spectral type K0IIIan ageing star around 7.1 billion years old that has used up its core hydrogen and moved off the main sequence. It is 1.08±0.06 times as massive as the Sun, but has expanded to 25.4±0.2 times its diameter and is around 170 times as luminous. |