ρ-Boo (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , ρ-Boo will become visible at around 21:43 (EDT), 62° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 03:47.
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Name
ρ-Boo
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 14h31m49s [4] |
| Declination: | +30°22'19" [4] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: Variable | 3.57 (V) [2] 5.27 (BT) [2] 3.71 (VT) [2] 3.16 (G) [4] 3.97 (BP) [4] 2.50 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 50.4 parsec 164.2 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.32 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 156.4 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 320.0° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.06 |
Sources