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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:05 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:48
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38 Ursae Majoris

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 28.89°   Az: 347.62°   Direction: North-North-West

38 Ursae Majoris is a variable giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

38 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 5.12. Because of its faintness, 38 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 38 Ursae Majoris star
DSS2 image of 38 Ursae Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 38 Ursae Majoris during the next 1000 years (-2.70 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.15 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 43m 39s
+65° 34’ 58”
10h 11m 56s
20h 55m 36s

J2000

10h 41m 56s
+65° 42’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

141.57°
46.45°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.12
Giant

0.94
K2III
4309K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 38 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 38 Ursae Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

38 Ursae Majoris is distant 223.59 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

68.59
223.59
-11 km/s
-0.162 arcsec/y
-0.069"/y

Alternative Designations

38 Ursae Majoris
SAO15261
SAO15261

Visibility from Your Location

38 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 18:56 UTC (altitude: 75.9°)