6 Boötis

Below the horizon. Rise: 14:50 | Tran: 22:43 | Set: 6:41

Alt: -16.99° Az: 351.63° Direction: North

6 Boötis is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Boötes.

6 Boötis visual magnitude is 4.91. Because of its moderate brightness, 6 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 6 Boötis. The red arrow shows the motion of 6 Boötis during the next 10000 years (4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 50m 54s

Declination +21° 08’ 19”

Hour Angle 11h 25m 39s

Sidereal Time 01h 16m 34s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 49m 42s

Declination +21° 15’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 12.25°

Galactic Latitude 75.49°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.91

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.35

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.43

Temperature 3902K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 6 Boötis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 6 Boötis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

6 Boötis is distant 367.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 112.87

Distance (light year) 367.95

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.024 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 6 Boötis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD120539

SAO Catalogue SAO83015

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP67480

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+21 2578

FK5 Catalogue 3098

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 6 Boötis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 68.9° RISE 14:50

Max altitude: 59.7° TRANSIT 22:43

Azimuth: 291.1° SET 6:41

Set Location

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