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Transit: 13:31 
Sunset: 21:42
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45 Boötis

Above the horizon.  Rise: 12:23 | Tran: 20:53 | Set: 5:28
Alt: 29.96°   Az: 272.04°   Direction: West

45 Boötis is a variable and multiple main-sequence star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Boötes.

45 Boötis visual magnitude is 4.93. Because of its moderate brightness, 45 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.

Image of 45 Boötis star
DSS2 image of 45 Boötis. The red arrow shows the motion of 45 Boötis during the next 1000 years (3.08 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.75 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 08m 25s
+24° 46’ 19”
04h 49m 54s
19h 58m 19s

J2000

15h 07m 18s
+24° 52’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

36.45°
59.48°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.93
Main-sequence

3.46
F5V
6724K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 45 Boötis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 45 Boötis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

45 Boötis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 45 Boötis double sysyem:

4.93
9.83
4.9
244.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

45 Boötis is distant 64.30 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

19.72
64.30
-7 km/s
0.185 arcsec/y
-0.165"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO83671
SAO83671

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 45 Boötis rise, transit and set times from Ringsend, Ireland are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Dublin):

Azimuth: 65.2°
Max altitude: 61.4°
Azimuth: 294.8°