42 Ursae Majoris

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 24.76° Az: 20.09° Direction: North-North-East

42 Ursae Majoris is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

42 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 5.58. Because of its faintness, 42 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 42 Ursae Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 42 Ursae Majoris during the next 10000 years (-6.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 52m 58s

Declination +59° 11’ 05”

Hour Angle 14h 29m 59s

Sidereal Time 01h 22m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 51m 23s

Declination +59° 19’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 147.28°

Galactic Latitude 51.76°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.58

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.05

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.14

Temperature 4430K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 42 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 42 Ursae Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

42 Ursae Majoris is distant 263.12 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 80.71

Distance (light year) 263.12

Radial Speed -17 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.036 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.047"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 42 Ursae Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD93875

SAO Catalogue SAO27793

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP53064

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+60 1296

FK5 Catalogue 2865

Visibility from Your Location

42 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 19:17 UTC (altitude: 82.3°)

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