Izar (star)

Izar A
Spectral	K0 II-III
Type	Giant
Multiple	Binary
Luminosity	501 LSol
Absolute magnitude
Mag Terra	2.37
Temperature	4550° K
Mass	4.6 MSol
Radius	33 RSol
Companion	Izar B

Izar B
Spectral	A0 V
Type	Main Sequence
Multiple	Companion
Luminosity	LSol
Absolute magnitude
Mag Terra	5.12
Temperature	° K

The star known as Izar (otherwise known as Mirak, Mirach, Pulcherrima, and Epsilon Boötis) is actually a double star from the vantage of the Sol system, composed of a yellow-orange giant star of spectral type K0 and blue-white main-sequence star of spectral type A2.

Description (Specifications)

The stars of the Izar system have a separation of 185AU and orbit each other with a period of ~1000 years.

• The Izar star system is approximately 62.1pc from Terra, and is located in a Coreward/Corespinward direction from Terra at bearing 039.4^o Galactic Longitude and +64.8^o North Galactic Latitude.

History & Background (Dossier)

Despite the similarity in name, neither of the stars named Mirak are the primary star of the world Mirak/Ea (Reaver's Deep 1127), which orbits an M1 V red dwarf star.

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