CP Boötis is a yellow-white hued star in the northern constellation of Boötes. With a baseline apparent visual magnitude of 6.40,[2] it is at or near the lower limit for visibility with the typical naked eye in good viewing conditions. The distance to this star can be estimated from its annual parallax shift of 12.91 mas,[1] which yields a range of 252.6 light years. It is moving further away with a heliocentric radial velocity of +5.9 km/s.[6]
In May of 1977, Michel Auvergne et al. inadvertently discovered that the star is a variable star, when they used it as a comparison star for photometric observations of gamma Boötis.[9] It was given its variable star designation, CP Boötis, in 1981.[10]
^ abcLèbre, A.; et al. (1999), "Lithium and rotation on the subgiant branch. I. Observations and spectral analysis", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 345: 936, Bibcode:1999A&A...345..936L.
^ abdo Nascimento, J. D. Jr.; et al. (May 2000), "Lithium and rotation on the subgiant branch. II. Theoretical analysis of observations", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 357: 931–937, arXiv:astro-ph/0003010, Bibcode:2000A&A...357..931D.
^Kholopov, P. N.; Samus, N. N.; Kukarkina, N. P.; Medvedeva, G. I.; Perova, N. B. (February 1981). "65th Name-List of Variable Stars"(PDF). Information Bulletin on Variable Stars. 1921: 1–21. Bibcode:1981IBVS.1921....1K. Retrieved 5 December 2024.