26 Boötis

Below the horizon. Rise: 13:44 | Tran: 20:58 | Set: 4:11

Alt: -0.28° Az: 60.93° Direction: East-North-East

26 Boötis is a sub-giant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Boötes.

26 Boötis visual magnitude is 5.92. Because of its faintness, 26 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 26 Boötis. The red arrow shows the motion of 26 Boötis during the next 1000 years (-2.12 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.65 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 33m 42s

Declination +22° 08’ 55”

Hour Angle 16h 42m 40s

Sidereal Time 07h 16m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 32m 32s

Declination +22° 15’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 26.51°

Galactic Latitude 66.57°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 26 Boötis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.92

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 2.36

Spectral Type F2IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.35

Temperature 7158K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 26 Boötis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 26 Boötis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

26 Boötis is distant 167.70 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 51.44

Distance (light year) 167.70

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.127 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.039"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 26 Boötis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD127739

SAO Catalogue SAO83395

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP71115

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+22 2715

FK5 Catalogue 3151

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 26 Boötis rise, transit and set times from Dushanbe, Tajikistan are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Dushanbe):

Azimuth: 67.9° RISE 13:44

Max altitude: 73.6° TRANSIT 20:58

Azimuth: 292.1° SET 4:11

Name:	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Latitude:	38° 32' 8.9" N
Longitude:	68° 46' 44.8" E
Timezone:	Asia/Dushanbe

Set Location

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