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20 Ursae Minoris

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 65.59°   Az: 332.94°   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.

Image of 20 Ursae Minoris star
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

16h 11m 55s
+75° 08’ 46”
03h 08m 42s
19h 20m 38s

J2000

16h 12m 32s
+75° 12’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

108.91°
35.88°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.39
Sub-giant

-0.46
K2IV
10125K

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

HR 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.

234.74
765.26
-26 km/s
-0.041 arcsec/y
0.034"/y

Alternative Designations

20 Ursae Minoris
SAO8452
SAO8452

Visibility from Your Location

20 Ursae Minoris is circumpolar and transits at 18:52 UTC (altitude: 72.6°)