Mu Bootis

Star 58 of 100


Constellation: Boötes

Difficulty: Easy

Right Ascension: 15h 24m.5

Declination: +37° 23'

Magnitude: 4.3, 7.1

Separation: 109"

Position Angle: 172°

Last WDS Measure: 2018

My Observation Details

Object Name: Mu Bootis
Seeing: G
Transparency: 4
Lat/Lon: 35.16, -85.37
Instrument: 1300/102 (Orion Apex Maksutov)
Power: 52x
Date: 5-11-24
Time: 10:07pm EST
Est. P.A.: 128 deg

Observation Notes

Visual Description

This pair looked dim compared to it’s listed magnitude. Both stars are white

Additional Notes

Near some lights tonight; probably contributed to my night vision being affected.

Sketch

Mu Bootis sketch