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name: Izar (ε Bootis)
constellation: Boo
created_by: editor.cs
created_date: 2022-01-21 17:00:00
updated_by: skybber
updated_date: 2022-01-21 18:17:14.610098
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Mirak or Pulcherrima - "beautiful". The second brightest star in the constellation is a beautiful double star in at least a 10cm telescope, consisting of an orange (2.7mag) and blue component (4.9mag) creating a colour contrast, at a distance of 2.9". But you'll need higher magnification and a quiet night. The distance of the system is 200 light years.