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38 Boötis or h Boötis (38 Boo) is a star in the constellation Boötes. It has the traditional name Merga occasionally spelled Marrha or in full El Mara el Musalsela from the Arabic المرأة المسلسلة al-mar’ah al-musalsalah the chained woman. Another occasional name is Falx Italica from the Latin falx ītalica billhook.38 Boötis has an apparent magnitude of 5.74 and belongs to the spectral class F7IVw. It is approximately 153 light years from Earth.