χ Boötis (chi Boötis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 15:41 | Tran: 0:35 | Set: 9:34

Alt: 55.85° Az: 117.52° Direction: East-South-East

χ Boötis is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Boötes.

χ Boötis visual magnitude is 5.26. Because of its faintness, χ 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 χ Boötis. The red arrow shows the motion of χ Boötis during the next 10000 years (-11.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 15m 33s

Declination +29° 04’ 15”

Hour Angle 21h 41m 05s

Sidereal Time 12h 56m 38s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 14m 29s

Declination +29° 09’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 45.16°

Galactic Latitude 58.52°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for χ Boötis (chi Boötis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.26

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.05

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.03

Temperature 9766K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

χ Boötis is distant 226.39 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 69.44

Distance (light year) 226.39

Radial Speed -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.066 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.03"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation χ Boötis
(chi Boötis)

Flamsteed designation 48 Boötis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD135502

SAO Catalogue SAO83729

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP74596

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+29 2640

FK5 Catalogue 3204

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 60.9° RISE 15:41

Max altitude: 67.6° TRANSIT 0:35

Azimuth: 299.1° SET 9:34

Set Location

Other stars in Boötes