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Other stars in Ursa Major
- Alioth
- Dubhe
- Alkaid
- Mizar
- Merak
- Phecda
- ψ Ursae Majoris
- Tania Australis
- Talitha
- θ Ursae Majoris
- Megrez
- Muscida
- Tania Borealis
- Alula Borealis
- Alkaphrah
- 23 Ursae Majoris
- Taiyangshou
- υ Ursae Majoris
- ζ Ursae Majoris
- Alcor
- Alula Australis
- 15 Ursae Majoris
- 26 Ursae Majoris
- 24 Ursae Majoris
- φ Ursae Majoris
- π2 Ursae Majoris
- 83 Ursae Majoris
- τ Ursae Majoris
- ω Ursae Majoris
- HR4132
- ρ Ursae Majoris
- 55 Ursae Majoris
- σ2 Ursae Majoris
- 18 Ursae Majoris
- 36 Ursae Majoris
- ξ Ursae Majoris
- 78 Ursae Majoris
- HR4072
- 56 Ursae Majoris
- HR4181
- 46 Ursae Majoris
- Chalawan
- 49 Ursae Majoris
- HR3881
- 44 Ursae Majoris
- 38 Ursae Majoris
- 16 Ursae Majoris
- σ1 Ursae Majoris
- 37 Ursae Majoris
- 27 Ursae Majoris
- HR4191
- HR3870
- 67 Ursae Majoris
- HR4521
- 17 Ursae Majoris
- 31 Ursae Majoris
- 57 Ursae Majoris
- HR3182
- 61 Ursae Majoris
- 74 Ursae Majoris
- HR5085
- Intercrus
- 82 Ursae Majoris
- HR3698
- HR4280
- 2 Ursae Majoris
- HR4439
- HR3939
- HR4800
- HR4165
- 70 Ursae Majoris
- 42 Ursae Majoris
- 6 Ursae Majoris
- HR4593
- 59 Ursae Majoris
- 81 Ursae Majoris
- HR4457
- π1 Ursae Majoris
- HR3400
- 43 Ursae Majoris
- HR3838
- HR4536
- 73 Ursae Majoris
- 84 Ursae Majoris
- 86 Ursae Majoris
- HR3245
- HR4256
- 22 Ursae Majoris
- 5 Ursae Majoris
- 62 Ursae Majoris
- HR3954
- HR4333
- HR4407
- HR3592
- HR4176
- HR4067
- 39 Ursae Majoris
- HR4672
- 71 Ursae Majoris
- HR4917
- 32 Ursae Majoris
- HR4421
- HR3918
- 66 Ursae Majoris
- HR4867
- HR4367
- HR3303
- HR4336
- HR4859
- HR3408
- HR3922
- HR4243
- HR3824
- 58 Ursae Majoris
- HR3603
- HR4047
- HR3645
- HR5213
- HR4581
- HR3676
- HR3236
- HR4278
- HR4052
- HR4046
- HR4195
- 51 Ursae Majoris
- HR4391
- HR4096
- HR4285
- HR5169
- HR4264
- HR4330
- 76 Ursae Majoris
- 75 Ursae Majoris
- 60 Ursae Majoris
- HR4108
- HR4610
- HR3697
- HR4953
- HR3958
- HR4474
- HR5280
- HR4654
- HR4275
- HR3859
- HR3470
- HR4383
- HR4767
- HR4569
- HR3436
- HR3506
- HR4008
- HR4545
- HR3911
- HR4500
- HR4482
- HR4424
- HR3722
- HR5153
- HR3929
- HR3885
- HR3332
- HR3725
- HR5148
- HR4412
- 35 Ursae Majoris
- HR4351
- HR5076
- 28 Ursae Majoris
- 41 Ursae Majoris
- HR4430
- HR4103
- HR5256
- HR4493
- HR4840
- HR3854
- HR4286
- HR4215
- HR4340
- HR4452
- HR3263
- HR4427
- HR4345
- HR3405
- HR4574
- HR4435
- HR4283
- HR4044
- HR4388
- 68 Ursae Majoris
- HR4098
- HR4242
- HR4486
- HR3608
- HR3747
- HR3221
- HR4051
- HR4550
- HR4131
- HR5302
- HR5216
- HR4481
- HR3855
- HR3401
- HR5133
- HR5126
- HR4562
- HR5177
- HR5070
- HR4363
- HR4584
- HR3797
- HR4936
- HR4974
- HR3633
- HR4436
- HR4572
- HR4344
- HR4241
- HR4021
- HR4575
- HR3778
- 65 Ursae Majoris
2 Ursae Majoris
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 39.62°
Az: 326.80°
Direction: North-North-West
2 Ursae Majoris is a star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Ursa Major.
2 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 5.47. Because of its faintness, 2 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 2 Ursae Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 2 Ursae Majoris during the next
10000 years (-8.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.50 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for 2 Ursae Majoris.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 2 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 2 Ursae Majoris.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
2 Ursae Majoris is distant 158.02 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
2 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 12:31 UTC (altitude: 69.7°)