- Stars with a name
- Alkalurops B
Alkalurops B
μ² Boötis
Alkalurops B is a yellow star like the Sun, in the constellation Boötes. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1908.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in March, April, May, June, July, and August.
Too faint for the naked eye: you’ll need binoculars. Apparent magnitude 6.51.
What it’s like
It gives off 2.8 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 6,000 degrees.
It is 117.6 light years away: 1113 trillion kilometres.