24 Boötis

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:48 | Tran: 19:05 | Set: 2:22

Alt: 44.58° Az: 33.75° Direction: North-East

24 Boötis is a sub-giant star of spectral class G3 in the constellation of Boötes.

24 Boötis visual magnitude is 5.59. Because of its faintness, 24 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 24 Boötis. The red arrow shows the motion of 24 Boötis during the next 1000 years (-5.08 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.77 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 29m 31s

Declination +49° 43’ 53”

Hour Angle 21h 28m 58s

Sidereal Time 11h 58m 30s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 28m 37s

Declination +49° 50’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 90.16°

Galactic Latitude 60.64°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.59

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 0.71

Spectral Type G3IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.85

Temperature 5134K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 24 Boötis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 24 Boötis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

24 Boötis is distant 307.84 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 94.43

Distance (light year) 307.84

Radial Speed -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.305 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.046"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 24 Boötis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD127243

SAO Catalogue SAO29165

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP70791

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+50 2084

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 24 Boötis rise, transit and set times from Nilombot, Philippines are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Manila):

Azimuth: 40.3° RISE 11:48

Max altitude: 56.3° TRANSIT 19:05

Azimuth: 319.7° SET 2:22

Name:	Nilombot, Philippines
Latitude:	16° 1' 50.2" N
Longitude:	120° 26' 13.2" E
Timezone:	Asia/Manila

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Other stars in Boötes

24 Boötis

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Other stars in Boötes

24 Boötis

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