11 Ursae Minoris

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 33.26° Az: 358.13° Direction: South

11 Ursae Minoris is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Ursa Minor.

11 Ursae Minoris visual magnitude is 5.02. Because of its faintness, 11 Ursae Minoris is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of 11 Ursae Minoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 11 Ursae Minoris during the next 10000 years (1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 17m 05s

Declination +71° 43’ 52”

Hour Angle 11h 40m 00s

Sidereal Time 02h 57m 06s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 17m 05s

Declination +71° 49’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 108.72°

Galactic Latitude 41.04°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.02

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.37

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.37

Temperature 4000K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 11 Ursae Minoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 11 Ursae Minoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

11 Ursae Minoris is distant 389.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 119.47

Distance (light year) 389.49

Radial Speed -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 11 Ursae Minoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD136726

SAO Catalogue SAO8207

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP74793

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+72 678

Visibility from Your Location

11 Ursae Minoris is circumpolar and transits at 21:11 UTC (altitude: 69.7°)

Set Location

Other stars in Ursa Minor