20 Ursae Minoris

20 Ursae Minoris is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Ursa Minor.

20 Ursae Minoris visual magnitude is 6.39. Because of its reltive faintness, 20 Ursae Minoris 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 20 Ursae Minoris:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 20 Ursae Minoris

20 Ursae Minoris 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 20 Ursae Minoris are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 20 Ursae Minoris in the sky:

Visibility of 20 Ursae Minoris from your location

20 Ursae Minoris is circumpolar and transits at 23:47 UTC (altitude: 66.3°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 20 Ursae Minoris

The image below is a photograph of 20 Ursae Minoris 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 20 Ursae Minoris is -0.041 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.034 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of 20 Ursae Minoris from the Sun and relative movement

20 Ursae Minoris is distant 765.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of 20 Ursae Minoris

20 Ursae Minoris belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 20 Ursae Minoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

Alternative designations of 20 Ursae Minoris