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41 Ursae Majoris

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 32.24°   Az: 323.51°   Direction: North-West

41 Ursae Majoris is a giant star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

41 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its faintness, 41 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 41 Ursae Majoris star
DSS2 image of 41 Ursae Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 41 Ursae Majoris during the next 10000 years (-8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 47m 56s
+57° 13’ 58”
07h 26m 37s
18h 14m 33s

J2000

10h 46m 22s
+57° 21’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

150.36°
52.58°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 41 Ursae Majoris.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.34
Giant

-0.49
M1III
3705K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 41 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 41 Ursae Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

41 Ursae Majoris is distant 756.38 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

232.02
756.38
-2 km/s
-0.05 arcsec/y
-0.064"/y

Alternative Designations

41 Ursae Majoris
SAO27760
SAO27760

Visibility from Your Location

41 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 01:18 UTC (altitude: 84.2°)