Yellow-white main-sequence star · Boötes
θ Boötis
Also known as: θ Boo, HIP 70497
mag 4.047 light-years
About
θ Boötis is a yellow-white main-sequence star of magnitude 4.0 in Boötes, about 47 light-years away.
How to find it
- θ Boötis is in the constellation Boötes.
- Best evenings: around mid-June it is highest at about 9 pm (10 pm in summer time); a month earlier, two hours later.
- Where on Earth: it is seen well, at least 10° up, from north of 28° S.
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What you will see
- EyesVisible from the suburbs on a clear night, but lost in bright city skies.
- Binoculars (10×50)A sharp point; binoculars bring out its colour and the fainter stars around it.
- Telescope (6–8 inch)Still a point of light at any magnification — stars are too far away to show a disc. Low in the sky, bright stars twinkle and flash colours.
Stars look the same in any instrument: brighter and sharper, but never bigger.
Facts
| Designation | θ Boötis (θ Boo) |
|---|---|
| Hipparcos number | HIP 70497 |
| Type | Yellow-white main-sequence star |
| Spectral type | F7V |
| Colour | YellowB−V colour index 0.50 |
| Magnitude | 4.0The smaller the number, the brighter. |
| Distance | 47 light-yearsThe light you see left it around 1979. |
| Proper motion | 0.46″ per year across the sky |
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 25m 11.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +51° 51′ 03″ |
Sources and credits
Star data: HYG Database by David Nash, CC BY-SA 4.0. All data sources →