20 Ursae Minoris

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 53.07° Az: 335.75° Direction: North-North-West

20 Ursae Minoris is a sub-giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Ursa Minor.

20 Ursae Minoris visual magnitude is 6.39. Because of its faintness, 20 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 20 Ursae Minoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 20 Ursae Minoris during the next 10000 years (-6.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 11m 55s

Declination +75° 08’ 47”

Hour Angle 04h 57m 20s

Sidereal Time 21h 09m 16s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 12m 32s

Declination +75° 12’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 108.91°

Galactic Latitude 35.88°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 20 Ursae Minoris.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.39

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -0.46

Spectral Type K2IV

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

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

H-R diagram showing the position of 20 Ursae Minoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 234.74

Distance (light year) 765.26

Radial Speed -26 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.041 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.034"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 20 Ursae Minoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD147142

SAO Catalogue SAO8452

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP79420

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+75 586

Visibility from Your Location

20 Ursae Minoris is circumpolar and transits at 23:37 UTC (altitude: 66.3°)

Set Location

Other stars in Ursa Minor