16 Ursae Majoris

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 79.25° Az: 339.25° Direction: North-North-West

16 Ursae Majoris is a main-sequence star of spectral class F9 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

16 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 5.13. Because of its faintness, 16 Ursae Majoris 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 16 Ursae Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 16 Ursae Majoris during the next 10000 years (-1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 16m 19s

Declination +61° 19’ 00”

Hour Angle 00h 31m 39s

Sidereal Time 09h 47m 59s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 14m 20s

Declination +61° 25’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 153.62°

Galactic Latitude 40.47°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 16 Ursae Majoris.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.13

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.67

Spectral Type F9V

Color Index (B-V) 0.58

Temperature 6047K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 16 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 16 Ursae Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

16 Ursae Majoris is distant 63.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 19.56

Distance (light year) 63.77

Radial Speed -14 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.03"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 16 Ursae Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD79028

SAO Catalogue SAO14819

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP45333

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+62 1058

Gliese Catalogue Gl 337.1

FK5 Catalogue 2730

Visibility from Your Location

16 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 16:26 UTC (altitude: 80.2°)

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