ξ-Boo (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , ξ-Boo is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:14 (PDT), 68° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:25, 75° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:42, when it sinks below 18° above your western horizon.
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Name
ξ-Boo
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h51m23s [2] |
| Declination: | +19°06'02" [2] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 4.54 (V) [2] 5.49 (BT) [2] 4.61 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 6.7 parsec 21.9 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.72 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 168.6 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 113.2° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 5.41 |
Sources