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Proper Names	Izar, Pulcherrima
Bayer Designation	Epsilon Boötis
Flamsteed Number	36 Boötis
HR (BSC)	5506
HD	129989
Constellation	Boötes
Right Ascension	14h 44m 59s
Declination	+27° 4' 27"
Distance	203 light years 62 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +2.5 Absolute: -1.5
Spectral Class	K0III Orange Giant
Optimum Visibility	May
Notes	Izar is a binary system, with the main component being an orange giant some 44 times the diameter of the Sun in the later stages of its life. This giant is orbited by a white main sequence star at a distance of some 185 AU from the primary (or more than six times this distance of Neptune from the Sun).

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