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Catalog/Boötes/40 Boo

40 Boo

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40 Boo has a visual magnitude of about 5.56: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for 40 Boo: right ascension 14h 59m 37s, declination +39° 15′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Boötes constellation (IAU figure Boo).

40 Boo. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 73369, HD 132772, Gaia DR3 1296505804661959936. In the SkyKeepsake Boötes (Boo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 73369
Right ascension
14h 59m 37s
Declination
+39° 15′ 56″
Magnitude
5.56
Distance
≈ 166 ly
Data: gaia-dr3