44 Ursae Majoris

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 35.63° Az: 45.02° Direction: North-East

44 Ursae Majoris is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

44 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 5.1. Because of its faintness, 44 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 44 Ursae Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 44 Ursae Majoris during the next 10000 years (-10.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 55m 06s

Declination +54° 26’ 55”

Hour Angle 17h 25m 43s

Sidereal Time 04h 20m 50s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 53m 34s

Declination +54° 35’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 152.85°

Galactic Latitude 55.15°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.1

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.48

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.36

Temperature 4017K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 44 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 44 Ursae Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

44 Ursae Majoris is distant 676.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 207.47

Distance (light year) 676.35

Radial Speed 1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.064 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 44 Ursae Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD94247

SAO Catalogue SAO27815

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP53261

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+55 1418

FK5 Catalogue 2869

Visibility from Your Location

44 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 16:11 UTC (altitude: 87.0°)

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