Arcturus

Orange giant and brightest star of Boötes, among the nearest luminous giants to the Sun. It leads the spring sky north of Virgo and is easy to find by following the Dipper's arc.

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Gaia has no usable parallax for this star (common for bright multiples). Distance uses the Hipparcos parallax instead.

ID
HIP 69673
Distance
11.26 pc · 36.7 ly
Parallax
88.83 mas (Hipparcos)
Magnitude (G)
0.11
Color (BP-RP)
-
Radius
unknown
RA · Dec
213.92° · 19.19°