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Arcturus

α Bootis · Bootes · also Bear Watcher

Ecliptic position at J2000.0
Libra 24.24°
Ecliptic latitude +30.74°·Magnitude -0.05·K1.5III
General reference

Nature

Brightest star north of equator.

Classical attribution

Robson assigns Mars-Jupiter nature. Brightest star in the northern celestial hemisphere; classically linked to prosperity through effort.

Other stars in Libra

Reference, not advice

This is cultural and astronomical reference, not personal prediction or advice.

Ecliptic position at J2000.0 epoch. Present-day position is shifted by precession (~50.3 arc-seconds per year). Classical attributions paraphrased from Vivian E. Robson, “The Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology” (1923, public domain).

Sources

Last reviewed .