22 Ursae Majoris

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 37.38° Az: 344.36° Direction: North-North-West

22 Ursae Majoris is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class F7 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

22 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 5.72. Because of its faintness, 22 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 22 Ursae Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 22 Ursae Majoris during the next 10000 years (12.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -12.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 37m 13s

Declination +72° 05’ 28”

Hour Angle 09h 03m 22s

Sidereal Time 18h 40m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 34m 53s

Declination +72° 12’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 139.93°

Galactic Latitude 37.74°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 22 Ursae Majoris.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.72

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.23

Spectral Type F7V

Color Index (B-V) 0.48

Temperature 6481K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 22 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 22 Ursae Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

22 Ursae Majoris is distant 162.51 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 38 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 49.85

Distance (light year) 162.51

Radial Speed -38 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.075 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.077"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 22 Ursae Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD82189

SAO Catalogue SAO6898

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP47013

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+72 462

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Var

Visibility from Your Location

22 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 17:34 UTC (altitude: 69.4°)

Set Location

Other stars in Ursa Major