12 Boötis

12 Boötis

Observation data Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
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
Other designations
d Boötis, HR 5304, HD 123999, Wo 9470, BD+25°2737, FK5 522, HIP 69226, SAO 83203, GC 19127, CCDM 14104+2505
Database references
SIMBAD	data

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. Its 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.

References

• HR 5304
• Image 12 Boötis