What is Alpha Coronae Borealis?
'''Alpha Coronae Borealis''' or '''Alphecca''' is the brightest [[star]] in the [[constellation]] [[Corona Borealis]]. It is a [[binary star]] in which a yellow star like our [[Sun]] orbits a larger white one.<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://doi.org/10.1086%2F114121 | doi=10.1086/114121 | title=Rediscussion of eclipsing binaries. XV - Alpha Coronae Borealis, a main-sequence system with components of types a and G | year=1986 | last1=Tomkin | first1=J. | last2=Popper | first2=D. M. | journal=The Astronomical Journal | volume=91 | page=1428 }}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{Science-stub}} {{Physics-stub}} [[Category:Binary stars]]