Orange Giant · 4th Brightest

Arcturus

Arcturus is the brightest star in the northern hemisphere and fourth-brightest overall. An orange giant 25 times the Sun's diameter, it is a star in the later stages of life. It travels through the Milky Way at an unusual angle, part of a s

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