32 Ursae Majoris

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 26.47° Az: 359.10° Direction: North

32 Ursae Majoris is a giant star of spectral class A8 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

32 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 5.82. Because of its faintness, 32 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.

DSS2 image of 32 Ursae Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 32 Ursae Majoris during the next 10000 years (-14.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 19m 51s

Declination +64° 58’ 49”

Hour Angle 11h 52m 23s

Sidereal Time 22h 12m 14s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 18m 02s

Declination +65° 06’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 144.61°

Galactic Latitude 45.02°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.82

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.40

Spectral Type A8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.12

Temperature 8839K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 32 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 32 Ursae Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

32 Ursae Majoris is distant 249.43 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 76.51

Distance (light year) 249.43

Radial Speed -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.087 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 32 Ursae Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD88983

SAO Catalogue SAO15135

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP50448

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+65 767

FK5 Catalogue 1262

Visibility from Your Location

32 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 18:21 UTC (altitude: 76.5°)

Set Location

Other stars in Ursa Major