How to see it
46 Boo has a visual magnitude of about 5.28: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 46 Boo: right ascension 15h 8m 24s, declination +26° 18′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Borealis constellation (IAU figure CrB).
Catalog context
46 Boo. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 74087, HD 134320, Gaia DR3 1265362034725248640. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Borealis (CrB) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1265362034725248640
- HIP
- 74087
- HD
- 134320
- gaia_dr3
- 1265362034725248640
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 46 Boo
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.28