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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:06 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:47
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μ2 Boötis (mu2 Boötis)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 13:53 | Tran: 0:41 | Set: 11:33
Alt: -0.91°   Az: 7.15°   Direction: North

μ2 Boötis is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class G1 in the constellation of Boötes.

μ2 Boötis visual magnitude is 6.5. Because of its faintness, μ2 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.

Image of μ2 Boötis (mu2 Boötis) star
DSS2 image of μ2 Boötis. The red arrow shows the motion of μ2 Boötis during the next 1000 years (-2.40 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.57 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 25m 28s
+37° 15’ 33”
12h 35m 58s
04h 01m 26s

J2000

15h 24m 30s
+37° 20’ 52”

Galactic Coordinates

60.34°
56.31°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for μ2 Boötis (mu2 Boötis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.5
Main-sequence

3.64
G1V
6007K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where μ2 Boötis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of μ2 Boötis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

μ2 Boötis is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the μ2 Boötis double sysyem:

6.5
8.7
2.2
108.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

μ2 Boötis is distant 121.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

37.29
121.55
-9 km/s
-0.144 arcsec/y
0.094"/y

Alternative Designations

μ2 Boötis
(mu2 Boötis)
SAO64687
SAO64687
NN 3904 B

Visibility from Your Location

Today's μ2 Boötis (mu2 Boötis) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 52.7°
Max altitude: 75.8°
Azimuth: 307.3°