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Sunrise: 5:06 
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Sunset: 20:47
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κ1 Boötis (kappa1 Boötis)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 16.94°   Az: 20.92°   Direction: North-North-East

κ1 Boötis is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F1 in the constellation of Boötes.

κ1 Boötis visual magnitude is 6.69. Because of its faintness, κ1 Boötis is not visible to the naked eye.

Image of κ1 Boötis (kappa1 Boötis) star
DSS2 image of κ1 Boötis. The red arrow shows the motion of κ1 Boötis during the next 10000 years (9.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

14h 14m 22s
+51° 40’ 11”
14h 13m 39s
04h 28m 01s

J2000

14h 13m 27s
+51° 47’ 16”

Galactic Coordinates

96.46°
60.92°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for κ1 Boötis (kappa1 Boötis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.69
Main-sequence

2.80
F1V
6934K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where κ1 Boötis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of κ1 Boötis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

κ1 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 κ1 Boötis double sysyem:

6.69
8.89
2.2
13.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

κ1 Boötis is distant 195.68 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

60.02
195.68
-20 km/s
0.054 arcsec/y
-0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

κ1 Boötis
(kappa1 Boötis)
SAO29045
SAO29045

Visibility from Your Location

κ1 Boötis (kappa1 Boötis) is circumpolar and transits at 22:30 UTC (altitude: 89.8°)