14 Boötis

Below the horizon. Rise: 14:34 | Tran: 21:37 | Set: 4:44

Alt: -23.56° Az: 22.81° Direction: North-North-East

14 Boötis is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Boötes.

14 Boötis visual magnitude is 5.54. Because of its faintness, 14 Boötis is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of 14 Boötis. The red arrow shows the motion of 14 Boötis during the next 1000 years (-4.27 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.87 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 15m 19s

Declination +12° 50’ 29”

Hour Angle 13h 25m 29s

Sidereal Time 03h 40m 48s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 14m 05s

Declination +12° 57’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 0.78°

Galactic Latitude 66.03°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.54

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 2.93

Spectral Type F6IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.54

Temperature 6213K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 14 Boötis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 14 Boötis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

14 Boötis is distant 108.45 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 39 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 33.27

Distance (light year) 108.45

Radial Speed -39 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.256 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.052"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 14 Boötis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD124570

SAO Catalogue SAO100925

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP69536

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+13 2764

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 6597

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 14 Boötis rise, transit and set times from Schwalmstadt, Germany are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Berlin):

Azimuth: 77.2° RISE 14:34

Max altitude: 51.9° TRANSIT 21:37

Azimuth: 282.8° SET 4:44

Name:	Schwalmstadt, Germany
Latitude:	50° 55' 59.9" N
Longitude:	9° 13' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/Berlin

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