26 Ursae Majoris

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 21.40° Az: 30.05° Direction: North-North-East

26 Ursae Majoris is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

26 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 4.5. Because of its moderate brightness, 26 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 26 Ursae Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 26 Ursae Majoris during the next 10000 years (-10.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 36m 33s

Declination +51° 56’ 13”

Hour Angle 15h 16m 33s

Sidereal Time 00h 53m 06s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 34m 49s

Declination +52° 03’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 164.83°

Galactic Latitude 45.85°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 26 Ursae Majoris.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.5

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.07

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.01

Temperature 10002K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 26 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 26 Ursae Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

26 Ursae Majoris is distant 266.99 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 81.90

Distance (light year) 266.99

Radial Speed 23 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.065 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.035"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 26 Ursae Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD82621

SAO Catalogue SAO27298

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP47006

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+52 1402

Visibility from Your Location

26 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 17:53 UTC (altitude: 89.5°)

Set Location

Other stars in Ursa Major