38 Ursae Majoris

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 48.00° Az: 322.17° Direction: 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.

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

Right Ascension 10h 43m 39s

Declination +65° 34’ 58”

Hour Angle 05h 32m 35s

Sidereal Time 16h 16m 14s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 41m 56s

Declination +65° 42’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 141.57°

Galactic Latitude 46.45°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.12

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.94

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.2

Temperature 4309K

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

Distance (parsec) 68.59

Distance (light year) 223.59

Radial Speed -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.162 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.069"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 38 Ursae Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD92424

SAO Catalogue SAO15261

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP52353

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+66 678

FK5 Catalogue 2855

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 4936

Visibility from Your Location

38 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 18:41 UTC (altitude: 75.9°)

Set Location

Other stars in Ursa Major