- Stars with a name
- Alkalurops
Alkalurops
μ¹ Boötis
Alkalurops is a yellow-white star, in the constellation Boötes. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1913.
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.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 4.31.
What it’s like
It gives off 20 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 7,400 degrees.
It is 113.1 light years away: 1070 trillion kilometres.