Arcturus moving group

In astronomy, the Arcturus moving group or Arcturus stream is a moving group or stellar stream, discovered by Olin J. Eggen (1971), comprising 53 stars moving at 275,000 miles per hour, which includes the nearby bright star Arcturus. It comprises many stars which share similar proper motion and so appear to be physically associated. Other members include the red giant κ Gruis and the M-class stars 27 Cancri, Alpha Vulpeculae and .

Arcturus moving group

In astronomy, the Arcturus moving group or Arcturus stream is a moving group or stellar stream, discovered by Olin J. Eggen (1971), comprising 53 stars moving at 275,000 miles per hour, which includes the nearby bright star Arcturus. It comprises many stars which share similar proper motion and so appear to be physically associated. Other members include the red giant κ Gruis and the M-class stars 27 Cancri, Alpha Vulpeculae and .