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public  Ashmyany, Belarus Ashmyany, Belarus  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/Minsk
Sunrise: 4:59 
Transit: 13:22 
Sunset: 21:43
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24 Boötis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 19.48°   Az: 26.29°   Direction: North-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.

Image of 24 Boötis star
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

14h 29m 31s
+49° 43’ 53”
14h 40m 59s
05h 10m 30s

J2000

14h 28m 37s
+49° 50’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

90.16°
60.64°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.59
Sub-giant

0.71
G3IV
5134K

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

HR 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.

94.43
307.84
-6 km/s
-0.305 arcsec/y
-0.046"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO29165
SAO29165

Visibility from Your Location

24 Boötis is circumpolar and transits at 17:18 UTC (altitude: 85.3°)