κ²-Boo (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Jacksonville , κ²-Boo is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:16 (EDT), 52° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:10, 68° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:27, 29° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
κ²-Boo
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 14h13m29s [4] |
| Declination: | +51°47'23" [4] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.52 (V) [2] 4.75 (BT) [2] 4.54 (VT) [2] 4.46 (G) [4] 4.58 (BP) [4] 4.27 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 49.6 parsec 161.8 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.19 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 62.6 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 98.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.04 |
Visibility from Jacksonville
All times shown in Jacksonville local time.