37 Ursae Majoris

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 33.11° Az: 321.96° Direction: North-West

37 Ursae Majoris is a main-sequence star of spectral class F1 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

37 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 5.16. Because of its faintness, 37 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 37 Ursae Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 37 Ursae Majoris during the next 10000 years (11.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 36m 46s

Declination +56° 57’ 03”

Hour Angle 07h 15m 16s

Sidereal Time 17h 52m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 35m 09s

Declination +57° 04’ 58”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 152.26°

Galactic Latitude 51.57°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 37 Ursae Majoris.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.16

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.05

Spectral Type F1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.34

Temperature 7217K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 37 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 37 Ursae Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

37 Ursae Majoris is distant 86.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 26.46

Distance (light year) 86.24

Radial Speed -10 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.067 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.039"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 37 Ursae Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD91480

SAO Catalogue SAO27695

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP51814

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+57 1277

FK5 Catalogue 398

Visibility from Your Location

37 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 18:53 UTC (altitude: 84.5°)

Set Location

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