Iota Bootis

Star 52 of 100


Constellation: Boötes

Difficulty: Easy

Right Ascension: 14h 16m.2

Declination: +51° 22'

Magnitude: 4.8, 7.4

Separation: 39.0"

Position Angle: 33°

Last WDS Measure: 2017

My Observation Details

Object Name: Iota Bootis
Seeing: VG
Transparency: 6
Lat/Lon: 35.16, -85.37
Instrument: 750/150 (Orion Starblast 6)
Power: 53x
Date: 7-10-23
Time: 10:52pm EST
Est. P.A.:

Observation Notes

Visual Description

This pair stands out as the brightest in the eyepiece. The brightest of the pair is on the left.

Additional Notes

Surrounding starfield are all dimmer than the pair.

Sketch

Iota Bootis sketch