giant · K0III
Izar
Izar is a orange giant (spectral type K0III) about 200 light-years away. With an apparent magnitude of 2.35 it is easy to see even from a city.
A beautiful double star in Boötes: orange and bluish in a telescope.
Its light output is roughly 370 times that of the Sun (a rough estimate in visible light, calculated from brightness and distance).
From Germany (52° N) it rises and sets; it is best seen in the evening in May.
Key facts
- Distance
- ≈ 200 light-years
- Spectral type
- K0III (giant)
- Colour
- Orange
- Apparent magnitude
- 2.35 mag
- Luminosity
- ≈ 370 × Sun
- Position
- Right ascension 14h 45m, declination 27.1°
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Data: Hipparcos / HYG catalogue (CC BY-SA 4.0). Luminosity and visibility are calculated estimates.