46 Boötis

Above the horizon. Rise: 6:20 | Tran: 14:50 | Set: 23:20

Alt: 39.74° Az: 97.03° Direction: East

46 Boötis is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Boötes.

46 Boötis visual magnitude is 5.67. Because of its faintness, 46 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 46 Boötis. The red arrow shows the motion of 46 Boötis during the next 10000 years (0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 09m 28s

Declination +26° 12’ 26”

Hour Angle 20h 06m 53s

Sideral Time 11h 16m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 08m 23s

Declination +26° 18’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 39.31°

Galactic Latitude 59.5°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 46 Boötis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.67

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.12

Spectral Type K2

Color Index (B-V) 1.24

Temperature 4232K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 46 Boötis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 46 Boötis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

46 Boötis is distant 419.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 128.70

Distance (light year) 419.56

Radial Speed 21 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 46 Boötis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD134320

SAO Catalogue SAO83682

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP74087

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+26 2656

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 46 Boötis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 63.8° RISE 6:20

Max altitude: 64.7° TRANSIT 14:50

Azimuth: 296.2° SET 23:20

Set Location

Other stars in Boötes