Merga - 38 Boötis

Above the horizon. Rise: 10:54 | Tran: 20:13 | Set: 5:36

Alt: 79.93° Az: 20.43° Direction: North-North-East

Merga, also designated as 38 Boötis , is a sub-giant star of spectral class F7 in the constellation of Boötes.

Merga visual magnitude is 5.74. Because of its faintness, Merga 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 Merga. The red arrow shows the motion of Merga during the next 10000 years (-0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -12.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 50m 13s

Declination +46° 00’ 40”

Hour Angle 23h 39m 50s

Sidereal Time 14h 30m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 49m 18s

Declination +46° 06’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 79.98°

Galactic Latitude 59.97°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Merga - 38 Boötis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.74

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 2.39

Spectral Type F7IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.48

Temperature 6481K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Merga is distant 152.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 46.86

Distance (light year) 152.76

Radial Speed -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.076"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Merga

Flamsteed designation 38 Boötis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD130945

SAO Catalogue SAO45226

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP72487

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+46 1993

Visibility from Your Location

Today's Merga - 38 Boötis rise, transit and set times from La Mohammedia, Tunisia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Africa/Tunis):

Azimuth: 44.0° RISE 10:54

Max altitude: 80.7° TRANSIT 20:13

Azimuth: 316.0° SET 5:36

Name:	La Mohammedia, Tunisia
Latitude:	36° 40' 28.2" N
Longitude:	10° 9' 22.7" E
Timezone:	Africa/Tunis

Set Location

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