Arcturus

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Arcturus is a bright, orange giant star in the constellation Boötes and one of the brightest stars visible from Earth, historically important in many cultures for navigation.

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Label Occurrences
Arcturus canonical 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf K-type giant star
bright giant star
red giant star
star
absoluteMagnitudeV −0.30
age_Gyr about 7.1
apparentMagnitude −0.05
associatedAsterism Great Diamond NERFINISHED
Spring Triangle NERFINISHED
bayerDesignation Alpha Boötis NERFINISHED
belongsTo Arcturus moving group NERFINISHED
colorIndexB−V 1.23
constellation Boötes NERFINISHED
culturalSignificance historically important in many cultures for navigation
declination +19°10′57″
distanceFromEarth_ly about 36.7 light-years
distanceFromEarth_pc about 11.3 parsecs
effectiveTemperature_K about 4280
evolutionaryStage red giant branch
flamsteedDesignation 16 Boötis NERFINISHED
galacticPopulation thick disk star
hdDesignation HD 124897 NERFINISHED
heliacalRisingUsedFor agricultural calendars in some ancient cultures
hemisphereVisibility northern hemisphere
southern hemisphere
hipparcosDesignation HIP 69673 NERFINISHED
hrDesignation HR 5340 NERFINISHED
locatedIn Milky Way
luminosity_solar about 170
mass_solar about 1.1
metallicity_Fe_H about −0.5
nameEtymology from Ancient Greek meaning "guardian of the bear"
notableProperty brightest star in the constellation Boötes
brightest star in the northern celestial hemisphere
fourth-brightest star in the night sky
observedBy Babylonian astronomers
Chinese astronomers
ancient Greek astronomers
parallax_mas about 88.8 milliarcseconds
properMotionDec_mas_yr about −1999
properMotionRA_mas_yr about −1093
radialVelocity_km_s about −5.2
radius_solar about 25
rightAscension 14h15m39.7s
spectralType K1.5III
traditionalName Arcturus NERFINISHED
usedFor celestial navigation
variableStarType irregular variable
visibleToNakedEye true

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Input
Subject: Arcturus
Description of subject: Arcturus is a bright, orange giant star in the constellation Boötes and one of the brightest stars visible from Earth, historically important in many cultures for navigation.

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hōkūleʻa namedAfter Arcturus