19 Ursae Minoris

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 63.28° Az: 345.15° Direction: North-North-West

19 Ursae Minoris is a main-sequence star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Ursa Minor.

19 Ursae Minoris visual magnitude is 5.48. Because of its faintness, 19 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 19 Ursae Minoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 19 Ursae Minoris during the next 10000 years (-0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 10m 09s

Declination +75° 48’ 51”

Hour Angle 01h 52m 09s

Sideral Time 18h 02m 19s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 10m 49s

Declination +75° 52’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 109.67°

Galactic Latitude 35.61°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 19 Ursae Minoris.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.48

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.07

Spectral Type B8V

Color Index (B-V) -0.11

Temperature 11744K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 19 Ursae Minoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 19 Ursae Minoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

19 Ursae Minoris is distant 665.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 204.08

Distance (light year) 665.31

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 19 Ursae Minoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD146926

SAO Catalogue SAO8446

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP79280

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+76 594

FK5 Catalogue 606

Visibility from Your Location

19 Ursae Minoris is circumpolar and transits at 16:49 UTC (altitude: 65.7°)

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Ursa Minor