Star profile

14 Boötis

3D likeness based on its real data · class F · ~6,500 K

What is 14 Boötis

14 Boötis sits 111 light-years away, close in cosmic terms —a yellow-white F-type variable subgiant. Hotter and more luminous than the Sun, it embodies the delicate point at which a star begins to leave the calm of its adulthood. Boötes, its constellation, is one of the clearest signatures of the northern spring —and among its quieter lights this star offers a yellowish-white glow reminiscent of a flame seen against the light.

Where it is and when to see it

14 Boötis lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is April, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 51° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 62° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 43° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 77° S.

It ranks no. 48 in brightness among the 88 stars of Boötes in our catalogue. To find it, start from Arcturus, the brightest: it lies about 6° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 110 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 14 Boötis

Constellation: Boötes
Apparent magnitude: 5.53
Distance: 110.7 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 213.522° · Dec 12.959°
Catalogue: HIP 69536 · HD 124570

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Other stars in Boötes

Boötes has 88 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 88 stars in Boötes