43 Ursae Majoris

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 34.25° Az: 40.22° Direction: North-East

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

43 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 5.67. Because of its faintness, 43 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 43 Ursae Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 43 Ursae Majoris during the next 10000 years (-9.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 52m 41s

Declination +56° 27’ 01”

Hour Angle 16h 59m 51s

Sideral Time 03h 52m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 51m 11s

Declination +56° 34’ 55”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 150.63°

Galactic Latitude 53.59°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 43 Ursae Majoris.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.67

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.52

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.12

Temperature 4472K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 43 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 43 Ursae Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

43 Ursae Majoris is distant 349.79 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 107.30

Distance (light year) 349.79

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.058 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 43 Ursae Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD93859

SAO Catalogue SAO27791

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP53043

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+57 1294

Visibility from Your Location

43 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 09:46 UTC (altitude: 85.0°)

Set Location

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