ι-Boo (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , ι-Boo will become visible at around 21:43 (EDT), 64° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 02:54 when it dips 19° above your north-western horizon.
Name
ι-Boo
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
Right ascension: | 14h16m09s [4] |
Declination: | +51°22'03" [4] |
Constellation: | Bootes |
Magnitude: Variable | 4.74 (V) [2] 5.00 (BT) [2] 4.76 (VT) [2] 4.69 (G) [4] 4.80 (BP) [4] 4.50 (RP) [4] |
Distance: | 29.5 parsec 96.2 lightyrs [4] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.20 |
Proper motion (speed): | 173.9 mas/yr[4] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 300.8° |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | 2.39 |
Sources