3 Boötis

Above the horizon. Rise: 14:47 | Tran: 23:12 | Set: 7:41

Alt: 42.25° Az: 101.81° Direction: East-South-East

3 Boötis is a giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Boötes.

3 Boötis visual magnitude is 5.95. Because of its faintness, 3 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 3 Boötis. The red arrow shows the motion of 3 Boötis during the next 10000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 47m 53s

Declination +25° 34’ 34”

Hour Angle 20h 26m 13s

Sidereal Time 10h 14m 07s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 46m 43s

Declination +25° 42’ 07”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 29.48°

Galactic Latitude 77.55°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.95

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.34

Spectral Type G5III

Color Index (B-V) 0.49

Temperature 6435K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 3 Boötis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 3 Boötis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

3 Boötis is distant 272.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 83.54

Distance (light year) 272.35

Radial Speed 8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.02 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.061"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 3 Boötis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD120064

SAO Catalogue SAO82993

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP67239

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+26 2494

FK5 Catalogue 1358

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 3 Boötis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 64.4° RISE 14:47

Max altitude: 64.1° TRANSIT 23:12

Azimuth: 295.6° SET 7:41

Set Location

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