ε-Boo (Star)

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

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From Cambridge , ε-Boo is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:21 (EST) and reaching an altitude of 31° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:31.

Name ε-Boo
Object type Star
Other names
ε-Boo
Epsilon Bootis
36-Boo
36 Bootis
HR 5505[1]
HD 129988
TYC 2019-1250-1[4]
Position
Right ascension:14h44m59s [3]
Declination:+27°04'29" [3]
Constellation:Bootes
Magnitude:4.66 (V) [3]
3.56 (BT) [2]
2.47 (VT) [2]
Distance:64.3 parsec
209.6 lightyrs [2]
B-V Color (mag):0.16
Proper motion (speed):54.5 mas/yr[2]
Proper motion (pos ang):291.5°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):0.62

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