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Arcturus



Arcturus (Alpha Bootes), brightest and fourth -largest star, orange-red in color. It is located in the constellation Boötes. Arcturus is about 40 light-years from earth and is moving toward earth at 3 mi (5 km) per second. Its luminosity is about 100 times that of the sun.



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