Fixed star:  IZAR
Constellation:  Epsilon Bootes
Longitude 1900:  26LIB42. Longitude 2000:  28LIB06.
Declination 1900:  +27.30'. Declination 2000:  +27.05'.
Right ascension:  14h44m. Latitude:  +40.37'.
Spectral class:  K0. Magnitude:  2.7.

History of the star: A binary star, 3 and 6, pale orange and bluish green, lying 10° northeast of Arcturus, on the loins of Bootes. Izar bore these titles in Arabia: Al Mintakah al 'Awwa', "the Belt of the Shouter"; Al Izar (1), "Loin-cloth", and Mi'zar, "the Waist-cloth" — all references to its place in the figure. This last word was turned by early European astronomical writers into Micar, Mirar, Merer, Meirer, Mezen, Mezer, Merak, and Mirak, similar to the title of beta Andromedae, and all appropriate. The analogous Perizoma was used for it in the Alfonsine Tables.

Why it was so favored in nomenclature is not known, for with us it is noticeable only from its exquisite beauty in the telescope, whence it is fast monopolizing the name Pulcherrima (relating to beauty).

[Star Names, Their Lore and Meaning, Richard Hinchley Allen, 1889].

The astrological influences of the constellation: "It is said to give prosperity from work, strong desires, a tendency to excess, a fondness for rural pursuits, together with some liking for occultism. The Kabalists associate it with the Hebrew letter Teth and the 9th Tarot Trump, The Hermit". (Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology , Vivian E. Robson, 1923)

The astrological influences of the constellation given by Manilius:

True is the name men have given him (the Bearwarden), threatening-like he presses forward as one does over a team of bullocks. To those born under Arctophylax - Arcturus, fortune herself makes bold to entrust her treasures, so that the wealth of monarchs and temple finances will be in their keeping [custodianship is a suitable endowment for the Bearward]; they will be kings under kings and ministers of state [politicians], and be charged with the guardianship of the people or, as the stewards of grand houses, they will confine their business to the care of another's home. [Translator's note: strictly speaking Arcturus is a star, but the name is used by ancient astrologers for the whole constellation of Bootes and for the star alone, it is often difficult to distinguish which of these the authors are referring to]. [Manilius, Astronomica, 1st century AD, book 5, p.329.]