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32 Ursae Majoris

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 31.36°   Az: 20.22°   Direction: North-North-East

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.

Image of 32 Ursae Majoris star
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

10h 19m 48s
+64° 58’ 59”
14h 57m 02s
01h 16m 51s

J2000

10h 18m 02s
+65° 06’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

144.61°
45.02°

Finder Chart

Finder chart 32 Ursae Majoris star
Simplified finder chart for 32 Ursae Majoris.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.82
Giant

1.40
A8III
8839K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 32 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR 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.

76.51
249.43
-7 km/s
-0.087 arcsec/y
-0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

32 Ursae Majoris
SAO15135
SAO15135

Visibility from Your Location

32 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 07:35 UTC (altitude: 76.5°)