41 Ursae Majoris

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 68.81° Az: 299.66° Direction: West-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.

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

Right Ascension 10h 47m 54s

Declination +57° 14’ 06”

Hour Angle 02h 21m 55s

Sideral Time 13h 09m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 46m 22s

Declination +57° 21’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 150.36°

Galactic Latitude 52.58°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 41 Ursae Majoris.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.34

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.49

Spectral Type M1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.56

Temperature 3705K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 41 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell 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.

Distance (parsec) 232.02

Distance (light year) 756.38

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.05 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.064"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 41 Ursae Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD93132

SAO Catalogue SAO27760

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP52685

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+58 1281

Visibility from Your Location

41 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 11:00 UTC (altitude: 84.2°)

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Ursa Major