Arcturus (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , Arcturus will become visible at around 20:53 (EDT), 58° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:32.

Name Arcturus
Object type Star
Other names
Arcturus
α-Boo
Alpha Bootis
16-Boo
16 Bootis
HR 5340[1]
HD 124897
NSV 6603
HIP 69673[5]
TYC 1472-1436-1[4]
Position
Right ascension:14h15m40s [3]
Declination:+19°11'14" [3]
Constellation:Bootes
Magnitude:
Variable
0.16 (V) [3]
1.63 (BT) [2]
0.29 (VT) [2]
Distance:11.3 parsec
36.7 lightyrs [5]
B-V Color (mag):1.14
Proper motion (speed):2.28 arcsec/yr[5]
Proper motion (pos ang):208.7°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-0.10

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