Bodu

HR 6730 · HIP 88267 · 95 Her

👁️ Naked-eye

📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.

Star

Apparent magnitude: 4.83 mag
Parallax: 7.82 mas → about 417.1 light-years away
Spectral type: G5
Right ascension: 270.3767°
Declination: 21.5958°
Designation: HR 6730
Bayer designation: 95 Her
HIP number: 88267
IAU name adopted: 2025-06-17
Name language: Chinese
Name origin (IAU): Bó Dù (帛度, “Textile Ruler”) is a Chinese asterism consisting of two stars, established by the Wuxian (巫咸) tradition during the Han dynasty. WGSN chose to adopt the name according to the Yi Shitong catalog because earlier identifications are highly uncertain.

Constellation

Light from this object takes about 417 years to reach Earth — the light you see tonight left around AD 1609 (official distance ÷ speed of light).
At magnitude 4.8 it is bright enough for the naked eye (limit about 6) — look from somewhere dark.
Declination 21.6° — it rises above the horizon in Seoul (37.6° N), so it is visible from Korea in the right season.

Worked out from this object's official values.