[878] epsilon Bootis, Izar ("veil") or Pulcherrima ('loveliest'), is a binary star composed of a bright orange giant and a main sequence star. Its other traditional names are Mirak ("the loins") and Mizar.
Next down in brightness is second magnitude (2.39) Izar (Epsilon Bootis), which ranks as one of the finest telescopic double stars in the sky. Lying right next to Izar, only 0.
The constellation Corona Borealis is found nearly midway between Arcturus and Vega; a little closer to the first of these stars. From Arcturus move up to Izar (epsilon Bootis) and then east fifteen degrees to alpha CrB.
 See also: Second, Epsilon, Izar, Arcturus, Light
  
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