Magnitude 4.52 Apparent magnitude (V) 4.52 | ||
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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 (sons of contention); but the original signifies "the Low, or Mean, Little Ones".
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.
References
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