24 Ursae Majoris

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 40.96° Az: 334.67° Direction: South-West

24 Ursae Majoris is a variable giant star of spectral class G4 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

24 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 4.56. Because of its moderate brightness, 24 Ursae Majoris is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of 24 Ursae Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 24 Ursae Majoris during the next 10000 years (-10.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 12.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 36m 41s

Declination +69° 42’ 56”

Hour Angle 07h 25m 02s

Sidereal Time 17h 01m 44s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 34m 28s

Declination +69° 49’ 49”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 142.55°

Galactic Latitude 38.93°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.56

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.01

Spectral Type G4III

Color Index (B-V) 0.77

Temperature 5373K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 24 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 24 Ursae Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

24 Ursae Majoris is distant 105.54 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 32.37

Distance (light year) 105.54

Radial Speed -27 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.063 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.077"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 24 Ursae Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD82210

SAO Catalogue SAO6897

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP46977

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+70 565

Gliese Catalogue Gl 355.1

FK5 Catalogue 357

General Catalogue of Variable Stars DK UMa

Visibility from Your Location

24 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 15:32 UTC (altitude: 71.8°)

Set Location

Other stars in Ursa Major