Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 |
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Constellation | Boötes |
Right ascension | 14h 10m 23.9s |
Declination | +25° 05' 30" |
Apparent magnitude (V) | +4.82 |
Distance | 120 ± 3 ly (37 ± 1 pc) |
Spectral type | F9IV w |
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12 Boötis is a spectroscopic binary in the constellation Boötes. It is approximately 120 light years from Earth.
The primary component, 12 Boötis A, is a yellow-white F-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +4.82. It's companion, 12 Boötis B, is separated from the primary by approximately one arcsecond. The binary pair completes one orbit around its centre of mass once every 9.6045 days.
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