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The stars β, γ, δ and μ form a trapezium. This figure was known to the Arabs as "the Female Wolves." They also called the star ε Boötis, "Izar" or "Mizar, " meaning girdle or waist cloth. This is a double star and its exquisite beauty has earned for it the name "Pulcherima," a title bestowed on it by the elder Struve. The two stars can be seen in a small telescope as the components are 3″ apart.