4 Ursae Minoris

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 39.86° Az: 6.93° Direction: North

4 Ursae Minoris is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Ursa Minor.

4 Ursae Minoris visual magnitude is 4.82. Because of its moderate brightness, 4 Ursae Minoris 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.

DSS2 image of 4 Ursae Minoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 4 Ursae Minoris during the next 10000 years (-5.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 08m 47s

Declination +77° 25’ 40”

Hour Angle 13h 40m 43s

Sidereal Time 03h 49m 31s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 08m 50s

Declination +77° 32’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 117.67°

Galactic Latitude 38.78°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.82

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.11

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.36

Temperature 4017K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 4 Ursae Minoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 4 Ursae Minoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

4 Ursae Minoris is distant 500.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 153.37

Distance (light year) 500.00

Radial Speed 6 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.032 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.034"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 4 Ursae Minoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD124547

SAO Catalogue SAO7958

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP69112

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+78 478

FK5 Catalogue 524

Visibility from Your Location

4 Ursae Minoris is circumpolar and transits at 22:29 UTC (altitude: 64.1°)

Set Location

Other stars in Ursa Minor