- 12 Boötis
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12 Boötis Observation data
Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0Constellation 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 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. 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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