2 Boötis

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:54 | Tran: 18:14 | Set: 0:33

Alt: 54.14° Az: 290.27° Direction: West-North-West

2 Boötis is a giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Boötes.

2 Boötis visual magnitude is 5.62. Because of its faintness, 2 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 2 Boötis. The red arrow shows the motion of 2 Boötis during the next 10000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 42m 14s

Declination +22° 22’ 02”

Hour Angle 02h 25m 50s

Sidereal Time 16h 08m 05s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 41m 02s

Declination +22° 29’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 13.26°

Galactic Latitude 77.84°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.62

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.65

Spectral Type G9III

Color Index (B-V) 1.01

Temperature 4719K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 2 Boötis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 2 Boötis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

2 Boötis is distant 321.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 98.72

Distance (light year) 321.82

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.02 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 2 Boötis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD119126

SAO Catalogue SAO82946

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP66763

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+23 2600

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 2 Boötis rise, transit and set times from Pangulayan, Philippines are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Manila):

Azimuth: 67.6° RISE 11:54

Max altitude: 80.7° TRANSIT 18:14

Azimuth: 292.4° SET 0:33

Name:	Pangulayan, Philippines
Latitude:	13° 2' 23.3" N
Longitude:	121° 26' 52.8" E
Timezone:	Asia/Manila

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Other stars in Boötes

2 Boötis

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Other stars in Boötes

2 Boötis

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