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ω Boötis (omega Boötis)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 13:26 | Tran: 21:46 | Set: 6:10
Alt: 22.56°   Az: 282.15°   Direction: South

ω Boötis is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Boötes.

ω Boötis visual magnitude is 4.81. Because of its moderate brightness, ω Boötis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of ω Boötis (omega Boötis) star
DSS2 image of ω Boötis. The red arrow shows the motion of ω Boötis during the next 10000 years (-1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 03m 13s
+24° 54’ 32”
05h 38m 01s
20h 41m 15s

J2000

15h 02m 06s
+25° 00’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

36.25°
60.66°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ω Boötis (omega Boötis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.81
Giant

-0.40
K4III
3794K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ω Boötis is distant 359.43 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

110.25
359.43
14 km/s
-0.007 arcsec/y
-0.051"/y

Alternative Designations

ω Boötis
(omega Boötis)
SAO83624
SAO83624

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 65.1°
Max altitude: 63.4°
Azimuth: 294.9°