23 Ursae Majoris
23 Ursae Majoris is a variable and multiple hypergiant star in the constellation of Ursa Major.
23 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 3.67. Because of its moderate brightness, 23 Ursae Majoris should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about 23 Ursae Majoris:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 23 Ursae Majoris
23 Ursae Majoris 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 23 Ursae Majoris are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 23 Ursae Majoris in the sky:

Visibility of 23 Ursae Majoris from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
23 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 17:03 UTC (altitude: 78.4°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of 23 Ursae Majoris
The image below is a photograph of 23 Ursae Majoris 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 23 Ursae Majoris is 0.109 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.028 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of 23 Ursae Majoris from the Sun and relative movement
23 Ursae Majoris is distant 75.46 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 23 Ursae Majoris
23 Ursae Majoris belongs to spectral class F0 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 23 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

23 Ursae Majoris star system properties
23 Ursae Majoris is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 23 Ursae Majoris double sysyem: