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28 Ursae Majoris

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 31.81°   Az: 24.18°   Direction: North-North-East

28 Ursae Majoris is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

28 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its faintness, 28 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.

Image of 28 Ursae Majoris star
DSS2 image of 28 Ursae Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 28 Ursae Majoris during the next 10000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

09h 47m 47s
+63° 32’ 17”
15h 25m 26s
01h 13m 14s

J2000

09h 45m 55s
+63° 39’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

148.96°
42.93°

Finder Chart

Finder chart 28 Ursae Majoris star
Simplified finder chart for 28 Ursae Majoris.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.34
Main-sequence

1.90
F2V
7399K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 28 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 28 Ursae Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

28 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 28 Ursae Majoris double sysyem:

6.34
11.54
5.2
6.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

28 Ursae Majoris is distant 251.93 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

77.28
251.93
-27 km/s
-0.012 arcsec/y
-0.043"/y

Alternative Designations

28 Ursae Majoris
SAO14980
SAO14980

Visibility from Your Location

28 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 09:56 UTC (altitude: 77.9°)