24 Boötis
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 23.13°
Az: 37.28°
Direction: South-South-West
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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for 24 Boötis.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
24 Boötis is circumpolar and transits at 20:24 UTC (altitude: 88.3°)