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    Zeta Boötis, Latinized from ζ Boötis, is a binary star system in the constellation of Boötes. They have the Flamsteed designation 30 Boötis; Zeta Boötis...
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    Zuosheti was formed from modern Zeta, Omicron and Pi Boötis, while Yousheti was formed from modern Eta, Tau and Upsilon Boötis. Dixi, the Emperor's ceremonial...
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  • Cygni — suddenly brightened in the 17th century WNC4 — Messier Object 40 Zeta Boötis — speckle binary test system Lists of astronomical objects Astronomical...
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    resolution improvement factor of at least five over standard imaging systems. Zeta Bootis imaged with the Nordic Optical Telescope on 13 May 2000 using the lucky...
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    Typical short-exposure negative image of a binary star (Zeta Boötis in this case) as seen through atmospheric seeing. Each star should appear as a single...
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    The Airy disk around each of the stars from the 2.56 m telescope aperture can be seen in this lucky image of the binary star zeta Boötis....
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    prominent stars, Arcturus (α Boötis), Seginus (γ Boötis), Alphecca (α Coronae Borealis), and centered on Izar (ε Boötis). From the United Kingdom in particular...
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  • Star 3.49 3.47 Beta Boötis Star 3.49 Alpha Telescopii Star Suspected variable star 3.49 Nu Ursae Majoris Star 3.49 Delta Boötis Double star 3.50 Tau...
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    Gamma Aquarii (category Lambda Boötis stars)
    two and a half times more massive than the Sun. It was a candidate Lambda Boötis star, suggesting it may have accreted low-metallicity circumstellar gas...
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    Alpheratz (in Andromeda and Pegasus), Elnath (in Taurus and Auriga), Nu Boötis (Nu1 and Nu2)(in Boötes and Hercules) and Fomalhaut (in Piscis Austrinus...
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    northern pole star from 3942 BC, when it moved farther north than Theta Boötis, until 1793 BC. The Egyptian Pyramids were designed to have one side facing...
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    K.; et al. (1979), "Detection of soft X-rays from Alpha Lyrae and Eta Bootis with an imaging X-ray telescope", Astrophysical Journal, 229: 661, Bibcode:1979ApJ...
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    White dwarf Chemically peculiar Am Ap/Bp CEMP HgMn He-weak Barium Lambda Boötis Lead Technetium Be Shell B[e] Helium Extreme Blue straggler Remnants Compact...
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    الْمِرَاقّ Epsilon Boötis Mirfak al-Mirfaq uth-Thurayyā the Elbow مرفق الثّريّا Alpha Persei Mizar al-Mi'zar the Apron المئزر Zeta Ursae Majoris Mothallah...
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    supergiant class. Spectral standards: G0V – Beta Canum Venaticorum G0IV – Eta Boötis G0Ib – Beta Aquarii G2V – Sun G5V – Kappa1 Ceti G5IV – Mu Herculis G5Ib...
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    in the constellation Boötes. On 1 December 2013 it passed the star Beta Boötis. From 4 December until 12 December 2013, the comet was in the constellation...
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    Archive". exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-05. "★ Xi Bootis B". Stellar Catalog. Retrieved 2024-01-07. Karovicova, I.; White, T. R.;...
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    14 Cephei, 10 Lacertae) and 3 O9.5 V standards (HD 34078, Sigma Orionis, Zeta Ophiuchi). An important review on spectral classification by Morgan & Keenan...
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    Herculis. Anomalous Cepheids include: XZ Ceti (overtone pulsation mode) and BL Boötis. Smith, D. H. (1984). "Eddington's Valve and Cepheid Pulsations". Sky and...
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    White dwarf Chemically peculiar Am Ap/Bp CEMP HgMn He-weak Barium Lambda Boötis Lead Technetium Be Shell B[e] Helium Extreme Blue straggler Remnants Compact...
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    of Mars. The north pole of Jupiter is a little over two degrees away from Zeta Draconis, while its south pole is about two degrees north of Delta Doradus...
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  • Mello, G. F. (June 2000). "zeta1 and zeta2 Reticuli and the existence of the zeta Herculis group". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 358: 233–241. Bibcode:2000A&A...
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    a peculiarity; it is a binary with the primary component being a Lambda Boötis star, meaning that it has solar-like amounts of carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen...
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    supergiant companion. V1768 Cygni V2140 Cygni V4030 Sagittarii 6 Cassiopeiae Zeta¹ Scorpii In Galactic Center Region: Star 13, type O, LBV candidate Star 18...
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    Canis Majoris (UW CMa), two blue (O-type) supergiants in a binary system Zeta Puppis (Naos), a blue (O-type) supergiant, spectral type O4I(n)fp Alnilam...
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    members of the pair will be designated with superscripts; an example is Zeta Reticuli, whose components are ζ1 Reticuli and ζ2 Reticuli. Double stars...
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    4 visibly bright O-type stars are Gamma Velorum, Alnitak (Zeta Orionis), Mintaka (Delta Orionis), and Zeta Puppis. The corona present in other spectral types...
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    early or hotter K types, are sometimes described as orange supergiants (e.g. Zeta Cephei), or even as yellow (e.g. yellow hypergiant HR 5171 Aa).[citation...
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    association TW Hydrae association Ursa Major Moving Group Wolf 630 moving group Zeta Herculis moving group Pisces-Eridanus stellar stream Tucana-Horologium association...
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  • White dwarf Chemically peculiar Am Ap/Bp CEMP HgMn He-weak Barium Lambda Boötis Lead Technetium Be Shell B[e] Helium Extreme Blue straggler Remnants Compact...
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