16 Ursae Majoris

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

16 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 5.13. Because of its reltive faintness, 16 Ursae Majoris should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 16 Ursae Majoris:

Color of 16 Ursae Majoris ⬤

Magnitude of 16 Ursae Majoris 5.13

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 16 Ursae Majoris is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 69°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 16 Ursae Majoris

16 Ursae Majoris is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 16 Ursae Majoris are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 09h 14m 20s

Declination J2000 +61° 25’ 23”

Galactic Longitude 153.62°

Galactic Latitude 40.47°

Constellation Ursa Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 16 Ursae Majoris in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 16 Ursae Majoris.

Visibility of 16 Ursae Majoris from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

16 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 21:06 UTC (altitude: 80.1°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 16 Ursae Majoris

The image below is a photograph of 16 Ursae Majoris from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 16 Ursae Majoris is -0.006 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.03 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of 16 Ursae Majoris from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 63.77 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -14 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.03 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 16 Ursae Majoris

16 Ursae Majoris belongs to spectral class F9 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 3.67

Spectral Type F9V

Color Index (B-V) 0.58

Temperature of 16 Ursae Majoris 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

Alternative designations of 16 Ursae Majoris

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

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