38 Ursae Majoris

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

38 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 5.12. Because of its reltive faintness, 38 Ursae Majoris should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 38 Ursae Majoris:

Color of 38 Ursae Majoris ⬤

Magnitude of 38 Ursae Majoris 5.12

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 38 Ursae Majoris is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 61°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 38 Ursae Majoris

38 Ursae Majoris is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 38 Ursae Majoris are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 10h 41m 56s

Declination J2000 +65° 42’ 59”

Galactic Longitude 141.57°

Galactic Latitude 46.45°

Constellation Ursa Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 38 Ursae Majoris in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 38 Ursae Majoris.

Visibility of 38 Ursae Majoris from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

38 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 22:49 UTC (altitude: 75.8°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 38 Ursae Majoris

The image below is a photograph of 38 Ursae Majoris from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 38 Ursae Majoris is -0.162 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.069 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of 38 Ursae Majoris from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 223.59 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.162 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.069 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 38 Ursae Majoris

38 Ursae Majoris belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.94

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.2

Temperature of 38 Ursae Majoris 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

Alternative designations of 38 Ursae Majoris

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

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