How to see it
48Chi Boo has a visual magnitude of about 5.26: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 48Chi Boo: right ascension 15h 14m 29s, declination +29° 9′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Borealis constellation (IAU figure CrB).
Catalog context
48Chi Boo. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 74596, HD 135502, Gaia DR3 1274795260380782080. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Borealis (CrB) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1274795260380782080
- HIP
- 74596
- HD
- 135502
- gaia_dr3
- 1274795260380782080
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 48Chi Boo
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1274795260380782080
- HD 135502
- HIP 74596
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.26