Lambda Sagittarii (Latinized from λ Sagittarii), formally named Kaus Borealis /ˈkɔːs bɒriˈælɪs/, is a star in the southern constellation of Sagittarius. The star marks the top of the Archer’s bow.
On July 31, 1987, thousands of chanting Iranian pilgrims in the holy city of Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, rampaged and fought with the Saudi Arabian riot police.
Based upon parallax measurements, it [Lambda Sagittarii] is 78.2 light-years (24.0 parsecs) from the Sun.
It [Lambda Sagittarii] has a mass 1.8 times that of the Sun and a physical size of about 11.2 times the Sun’s radius.