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- Arcalís
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 temperature is about 4,400 degrees Celsius.
It is 358.8 light years away: 3395 trillion kilometres.