34 Boötis

Above the horizon. Rise: 15:17 | Tran: 23:49 | Set: 8:24

Alt: 62.58° Az: 150.45° Direction: South-South-East

34 Boötis is a variable giant star of spectral class M3 in the constellation of Boötes.

34 Boötis visual magnitude is 4.81. Because of its moderate brightness, 34 Boötis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of 34 Boötis. The red arrow shows the motion of 34 Boötis during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 44m 32s

Declination +26° 25’ 16”

Hour Angle 23h 01m 14s

Sidereal Time 13h 45m 46s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 43m 25s

Declination +26° 31’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 38°

Galactic Latitude 65.06°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.81

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.37

Spectral Type M3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.66

Temperature 3568K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 34 Boötis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 34 Boötis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

34 Boötis is distant 888.28 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 272.48

Distance (light year) 888.28

Radial Speed 6 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 34 Boötis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD129712

SAO Catalogue SAO83488

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP71995

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+27 2413

FK5 Catalogue 1383

General Catalogue of Variable Stars W Boo

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 34 Boötis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 63.6° RISE 15:17

Max altitude: 64.9° TRANSIT 23:49

Azimuth: 296.4° SET 8:24

Set Location

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