Psi Boötis

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ψ Boötis
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0
Constellation	Boötes
Right ascension	15^h 04^m 26.7^s
Declination	+26° 56' 51"
Apparent magnitude (V)	+4.52
Distance	250 ± 13 ly (77 ± 4 pc)
Spectral type	K2III
Other designations
43 Boötis, HR 5616, HD 133582, BD+27°2447, FK5 557, HIP 73745, SAO 83645, GC 20285
Database references
SIMBAD	data

Psi Boötis (ψ Boo, ψ Boötis) is a star in the constellation Boötes.

Psi Boötis is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.52. It is approximately 250 light years from Earth.

Name

This star, according to Assemani, with another in the right arm that may have been ε Boo (Izar), constituted the Arabs' Al Aulād al Nadhlāt, which he rendered Filii altercationis; but the original signifies "the Low, or Mean, Little Ones".^[1]

Al Aulād al Nadhlāt or Aulad al Nathlat was the title of this star in the catalogue of stars in Technical Memorandum 33-507 - A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars.^[2]

References

↑ Allen, R. H. (1963). Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning (Reprint ed.). New York, NY: Dover Publications Inc. p. 106. ISBN 0-486-21079-0. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
↑ Jack W. Rhoads - Technical Memorandum 33-507-A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology; November 15, 1971

v t e Stars of Boötes

Bayer	α (Arcturus) β (Nekkar) γ (Seginus) δ ε (Izar) ζ η (Muphrid) θ (Asellus Primus) ι (Asellus Secundus) κ (Asellus Tertius) λ μ (Alkalurops) ν¹ ν² ξ ο π ρ σ τ υ φ (Ceginus) χ ψ ω

Flamsteed	1 2 3 6 (e) 7 9 10 11 12 (d) 13 14 15 18 20 22 (f) 24 (g) 26 31 32 33 34 38 (h, Merga) 39 40 44 (i) 45 (c) 46 (b) 47 (k) 50 101 Vir

Variable	R S V RS RV RX SS ST SW TU TY TZ UU UY UZ VW XY YZ ZZ AC AD AR BP BX BY CH CI CK CN CP CR DE EF EK GU HN HP

HR	5123 5129 5137 5138 5156 5164 5220 5243 5254 5262 5270 5273 5274 5310 5335 5333 5346 5347 5360 5361 (A) 5363 5372 5373 5374 5385 5387 5388 5394 5402 5416 5422 5423 5433 5445 5448 5454 5462 5464 5467 5472 5473 5483 5493 5507 5510 5524 5529 5532 5537 5541 5550 5567 5569 5574 5575 5581 5592 5609 5630 5633 5635 5639 5640 5648 5673 5674 5677 5715 5716 5726 5741 5752 5830 5835

HD	119784 122443 124678 125076 126307 129357 131496 132406 132563 135944 136418

Gliese	GJ 526 Gliese 569

Other	CFBDSIR 1458+10 G 166-45 GD 165 HAT-P-4 LHS 2924 LkCa 19 2MASS 1503+2525 PSR J1518+4904 SDSS J1416+1348 Sigma 1785 TVLM513-46546 WASP-14

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