24 Ursae Majoris
24 Ursae Majoris is a variable giant star in the constellation of Ursa Major.
24 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 4.56. Because of its moderate brightness, 24 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 24 Ursae Majoris:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 24 Ursae Majoris
24 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 24 Ursae Majoris are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 24 Ursae Majoris in the sky:
Visibility of 24 Ursae Majoris from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
24 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 05:13 UTC (altitude: 71.6°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of 24 Ursae Majoris
The image below is a photograph of 24 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 24 Ursae Majoris is -0.063 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.077 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of 24 Ursae Majoris from the Sun and relative movement
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.
Spectral properties of 24 Ursae Majoris
24 Ursae Majoris belongs to spectral class G4 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 24 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
