17 Ursae Majoris

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 43.77° Az: 49.18° Direction: North-East

17 Ursae Majoris is a variable giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

17 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 5.27. Because of its faintness, 17 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 17 Ursae Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 17 Ursae Majoris during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 17m 41s

Declination +56° 38’ 03”

Hour Angle 18h 25m 41s

Sidereal Time 03h 43m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 15m 49s

Declination +56° 44’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 159.52°

Galactic Latitude 41.98°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.27

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.33

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.56

Temperature 3705K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 17 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 17 Ursae Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

17 Ursae Majoris is distant 680.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 208.77

Distance (light year) 680.58

Radial Speed -30 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.031"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 17 Ursae Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD79354

SAO Catalogue SAO27185

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP45455

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+57 1211

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 4427

Visibility from Your Location

17 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 17:27 UTC (altitude: 84.8°)

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Other stars in Ursa Major

17 Ursae Majoris

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Other stars in Ursa Major

17 Ursae Majoris

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