6 Boötis

Below the horizon. Rise: 13:29 | Tran: 21:03 | Set: 4:41

Alt: -17.63° Az: 27.61° Direction: North-North-East

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 55s

Declination +21° 08’ 18”

Hour Angle 13h 53m 02s

Sidereal Time 03h 43m 57s

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 Ortisei, Italy are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Rome):

Azimuth: 68.9° RISE 13:29

Max altitude: 64.6° TRANSIT 21:03

Azimuth: 291.1° SET 4:41

Name:	Ortisei, Italy
Latitude:	46° 34' 33.6" N
Longitude:	11° 40' 18.5" E
Timezone:	Europe/Rome

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