λ-Boo (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , λ-Boo is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:04 (EDT), 54° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:27, 85° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:33, 46° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
λ-Boo
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 14h16m22s [4] |
| Declination: | +46°05'20" [4] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.17 (V) [2] 4.27 (BT) [2] 4.18 (VT) [2] 4.17 (G) [4] 4.19 (BP) [4] 4.05 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 30.7 parsec 100.0 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.08 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 246.2 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 310.3° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.74 |
Sources