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Arcalís

HD 131496

Arcalís is an orange star, in the constellation Boötes. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1667.

Where to find it

From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in April, May, June, July, and August.

Too faint for the naked eye: you’ll need binoculars. Apparent magnitude 7.80.

What it’s like

It gives off 8.0 times as much light as the Sun.

Its surface is at about 4,700 degrees.

It is 358.8 light years away: 3395 trillion kilometres.

Other named stars in Boötes