A-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 , A-Boo is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:02 (EST) and reaching an altitude of 40° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:31.

Name A-Boo
Object type Star
Other names
A-Boo
A Bootis
HR 5361[1]
HD 125351
HIP 69879[3]
TYC 2552-1081-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:14h17m59s [2]
Declination:+35°30'34" [2]
Constellation:Bootes
Magnitude:4.80 (V) [2]
6.14 (BT) [2]
4.91 (VT) [2]
Distance:71.6 parsec
233.4 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):1.05
Proper motion (speed):15.2 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):18.7°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):0.53

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