BX-Boo (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , BX-Boo will become visible at around 21:41 (EDT), 71° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at --:--.
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Name
BX-Boo
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h00m38s [4] |
| Declination: | +47°16'39" [4] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: Variable | 6.34 (V) [2] 6.23 (BT) [2] 6.33 (VT) [2] 6.33 (G) [4] 6.28 (BP) [4] 6.39 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 157.1 parsec 512.1 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.09 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 18.2 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 330.4° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.36 |
Sources