Arcturus star [α Boötis]
Taken by Giuseppe Donatiello on May 29, 2014 @
Oria (Brindisi) - Italy
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Details:
Arcturus is a type K1.5 IIIpe orange giant star, with an absolute magnitude of −0.30. It has likely exhausted its hydrogen from the core and is currently in its active hydrogen shell burning phase. The details of the capture are given in the caption.
Photographer's website:
http://www.astrobin.com/users/Giuseppe_Donatiello/
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