 |
|
|
Nekkar (Beta Bootis) (Apr 14, 2004)
|
|
| Type: |
Giant star (Class G8)
|
| Brightness: |
3.5 mag
|
| Distance: |
220 ly
|
| Colour: |
yellow
|
| Luminosity (Sun = 1): |
190 x
|
| Mass (Sun = 1): |
3 x
|
| Temperature: |
4,600 degrees approx.
|
| Diameter: |
32 solar radii
|
| Notes: | |
| Nekkar is an x-ray source and, at the same time, a slowly rotating star that needs eight months to do a complete turn around its own axis. | |