Kappa Bootis

Star 51 of 100


Constellation: Boötes

Difficulty: Easy

Right Ascension: 14h 13m.5

Declination: +51° 47

Magnitude: 4.5, 6.6

Separation: 13.8"

Position Angle: 235°

Last WDS Measure: 2019

My Observation Details

Object Name: Kappa Bootis
Seeing: VG
Transparency: 6
Lat/Lon: 35.16, -85.37
Instrument: 750/150 (Orion Starblast 6)
Power: 53x
Date: 7-10-2023
Time: 10:33pm EST
Est. P.A.:

Observation Notes

Visual Description

Kappa 1 and Kappa 2 are almost alone in the center of the eyepiece.

Additional Notes

The wide FOV of the EP makes the distances look long.

Sketch

Kappa Bootis sketch