38 Boötis

38 Boötis
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Boötes
Right ascension 14h 49m 18.7s
Declination +46° 06' 58"
Apparent magnitude (V) +5.76
Distance153 ± 4 ly
(47 ± 1 pc)
Spectral typeF7IV w
Other designations
Merga, Marrha, El Mara el Musalsela, Falx Italica, h Boötis, HR 5533, HD 130945, BD+46°1993, HIP 72487, SAO 45226, GC 19959
Database references
SIMBADdata

38 Boötis (abbreviated 38 Boo), also named Merga,[1] is a star in the constellation of Boötes. It is approximately 153 light-years from Earth.

Nomenclature

38 Boötis is the star's Flamsteed designation. It also bears the Bayer designation of h Boötis.

It bore the traditional name Merga, occasionally spelled Marrha[2][3] or in full El Mara el Musalsela,[3] from the Arabic المرأة المسلسلة al-mar’ah al-musalsalah "the chained woman". Another occasional name was Falx Italica,[3] from the Latin falx ītalica "billhook". In 2016, the International Astronomical Union organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN)[4] to catalogue and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN approved the name Merga for this star on 12 September 2016 and it is now so included in the List of IAU-approved Star Names.[1]

Properties

38 Boötis has an apparent magnitude of 5.74 and belongs to the spectral class F7IVw.

References

  1. 1 2 "Naming Stars". IAU.org. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "The Cambridge Guide to the Constellations", Michael E. Bakich, 1995
  3. 1 2 3 Dolan, Christopher J. "Merga". Retrieved 2016-06-24.
  4. ↑ IAU Working Group on Star Names (WGSN), International Astronomical Union, retrieved 22 May 2016.


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