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public  Adi Keyh, Eritrea Adi Keyh, Eritrea  ⓘ
TimezoneAfrica/Asmara
Sunrise: 5:53 
Transit: 12:19 
Sunset: 18:46
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ξ Boötis (xi Boötis)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 16:33 | Tran: 22:52 | Set: 5:15
Alt: 73.86°   Az: 287.20°   Direction: West-North-West

ξ Boötis is a variable and multiple main-sequence star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Boötes.

ξ Boötis visual magnitude is 4.55. Because of its moderate brightness, ξ 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 ξ Boötis (xi Boötis) star
DSS2 image of ξ Boötis. The red arrow shows the motion of ξ Boötis during the next 1000 years (2.28 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.63 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

14h 52m 33s
+18° 59’ 51”
01h 05m 13s
15h 57m 47s

J2000

14h 51m 23s
+19° 06’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

23.09°
61.36°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ξ Boötis (xi Boötis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.55
Main-sequence

5.42
G8V
5404K

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

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

Star System Properties

ξ 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 ξ Boötis double sysyem:

4.55
6.65
2.1
7.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ξ Boötis is distant 21.84 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

6.70
21.84
3 km/s
0.137 arcsec/y
-0.098"/y

Alternative Designations

ξ Boötis
(xi Boötis)
SAO101250
SAO101250
Gl 566 A

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ξ Boötis (xi Boötis) rise, transit and set times from Adi Keyh, Eritrea are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Africa/Asmara):

Azimuth: 71.0°
Max altitude: 85.8°
Azimuth: 289.0°