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36 Ursae Majoris

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 19.79°   Az: 16.21°   Direction: North-North-East

36 Ursae Majoris is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

36 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 4.84. Because of its moderate brightness, 36 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.

Image of 36 Ursae Majoris star
DSS2 image of 36 Ursae Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 36 Ursae Majoris during the next 1000 years (-2.93 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 32m 11s
+55° 51’ 11”
13h 51m 34s
00h 23m 46s

J2000

10h 30m 37s
+55° 58’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

154.29°
51.7°

Finder Chart

Finder chart 36 Ursae Majoris star
Simplified finder chart for 36 Ursae Majoris.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.84
Main-sequence

4.30
F8V
6300K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 36 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 36 Ursae Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

36 Ursae Majoris is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 36 Ursae Majoris double sysyem:

4.84
8.24
3.4
139 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

36 Ursae Majoris is distant 41.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

12.85
41.89
9 km/s
-0.176 arcsec/y
-0.03"/y

Alternative Designations

36 Ursae Majoris
SAO27670
SAO27670

Visibility from Your Location

36 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 10:52 UTC (altitude: 85.6°)