In Evidence
Detailed information about the discovery of Comet C/2025 J1 (Borisov) and pointers to useful resources to track and observe it. Read more...
Other stars in Boötes
- Arcturus
- Muphrid
- Izar
- Seginus
- δ Boötis
- Nekkar
- ρ Boötis
- θ Boötis
- υ Boötis
- Xuange
- Alkalurops
- ζ Boötis
- σ Boötis
- τ Boötis
- κ2 Boötis
- ψ Boötis
- ξ Boötis
- ο Boötis
- ι Boötis
- 44 Boötis
- HR5361
- 34 Boötis
- ω Boötis
- 12 Boötis
- 20 Boötis
- 31 Boötis
- 6 Boötis
- 45 Boötis
- π1 Boötis
- 9 Boötis
- ν1 Boötis
- ν2 Boötis
- HR5386
- ε Boötis
- φ Boötis
- HR5635
- 13 Boötis
- χ Boötis
- HR5299
- 15 Boötis
- 50 Boötis
- 22 Boötis
- 33 Boötis
- 18 Boötis
- HR5741
- HR5541
- HR5726
- HR5857
- HR5609
- 14 Boötis
- 32 Boötis
- HR5138
- 47 Boötis
- 24 Boötis
- 2 Boötis
- HR5512
- HR5581
- 40 Boötis
- HR5715
- 46 Boötis
- 39 Boötis
- HR5464
- 7 Boötis
- HR5575
- HR5493
- HR5123
- HR5452
- Merga
- HR5830
- 1 Boötis
- 10 Boötis
- HR5567
- HR5352
- HR5532
- HR5640
- HR5835
- HR5534
- HR5467
- π2 Boötis
- HR5462
- HR5473
- 26 Boötis
- HR5388
- 3 Boötis
- HR5343
- HR5262
- HR5674
- HR5254
- HR5732
- HR5433
- HR5553
- HR5633
- HR5448
- HR5220
- HR5422
- HR5416
- HR5472
- HR5639
- HR5310
- HR5569
- HR5507
- HR5164
- HR5677
- HR5524
- HR5752
- HR5156
- HR5243
- HR5529
- HR5394
- HR5716
- HR5270
- HR5360
- HR5673
- HR5387
- 11 Boötis
- HR5335
- HR5346
- HR5274
- HR5402
- HR5510
- HR5273
- HR5363
- HR5445
- HR5373
- HR5630
- HR5423
- HR5761
- HR5597
- HR5347
- HR5483
- HR5454
- HR5592
- HR5648
- HR5333
- HR5550
- HR5441
- HR5374
- HR5137
- HR5574
- μ2 Boötis
- HR5537
- HR5129
- HR5372
- HR5345
- HR5613
- HR5411
- HR5612
- κ1 Boötis
- HR5817
- HR5369
- HR5415
ν1 Boötis (nu1 Boötis)
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 11.54°
Az: 35.60°
Direction: North-East
ν1 Boötis is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Boötes.
ν1 Boötis visual magnitude is 5.02. Because of its faintness, ν1 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 ν1 Boötis. The red arrow shows the motion of ν1 Boötis during the next
10000 years (1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.17 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for ν1 Boötis (nu1 Boötis).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where ν1 Boötis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of ν1 Boötis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
ν1 Boötis is distant 871.66 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
ν1 Boötis (nu1 Boötis) is circumpolar and transits at 23:48 UTC (altitude: 79.3°)