φ-Boo (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , φ-Boo will become visible at around 19:00 (PDT), 29° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 22:13.
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Name
φ-Boo
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 15h37m49s [4] |
| Declination: | +40°21'13" [4] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 5.26 (V) [2] 6.36 (BT) [2] 5.35 (VT) [2] 5.00 (G) [4] 5.47 (BP) [4] 4.37 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 53.8 parsec 175.5 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.86 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 85.7 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 45.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.61 |
Sources