32 Boötis

Below the horizon. Rise: 14:39 | Tran: 21:25 | Set: 4:08

Alt: -6.37° Az: 292.64° Direction: West-North-West

32 Boötis is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Boötes.

32 Boötis visual magnitude is 5.56. Because of its faintness, 32 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 32 Boötis. The red arrow shows the motion of 32 Boötis during the next 1000 years (-2.62 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.90 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 42m 57s

Declination +11° 33’ 10”

Hour Angle 07h 22m 19s

Sidereal Time 22h 05m 16s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 41m 43s

Declination +11° 39’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 7.46°

Galactic Latitude 59.86°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.56

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.20

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.94

Temperature 4892K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 32 Boötis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 32 Boötis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

32 Boötis is distant 385.34 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 118.20

Distance (light year) 385.34

Radial Speed -23 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.157 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.114"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 32 Boötis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD129336

SAO Catalogue SAO101152

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP71837

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+12 2729

FK5 Catalogue 1382

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 32 Boötis rise, transit and set times from Portland, United States are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/New_York):

Azimuth: 78.4° RISE 14:39

Max altitude: 57.9° TRANSIT 21:25

Azimuth: 281.6° SET 4:08

Name:	Portland, United States
Latitude:	43° 39' 41.4" N
Longitude:	70° 15' 19.1" W
Timezone:	America/New_York

Set Location

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