44 Ursae Majoris

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

44 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 5.1. Because of its reltive faintness, 44 Ursae Majoris should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 44 Ursae Majoris:

Color of 44 Ursae Majoris ⬤

Magnitude of 44 Ursae Majoris 5.1

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 44 Ursae Majoris is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 54°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 44 Ursae Majoris

44 Ursae Majoris is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 44 Ursae Majoris are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 10h 53m 34s

Declination J2000 +54° 35’ 06”

Galactic Longitude 152.85°

Galactic Latitude 55.15°

Constellation Ursa Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 44 Ursae Majoris in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 44 Ursae Majoris.

Visibility of 44 Ursae Majoris from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

44 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 22:44 UTC (altitude: 86.9°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 44 Ursae Majoris

The image below is a photograph of 44 Ursae Majoris from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 44 Ursae Majoris is -0.064 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.011 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of 44 Ursae Majoris from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 676.35 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.064 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.011 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 44 Ursae Majoris

44 Ursae Majoris belongs to spectral class K3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.48

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.36

Temperature of 44 Ursae Majoris 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

Alternative designations of 44 Ursae Majoris

Flamsteed designation 44 Ursae Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD94247

SAO Catalogue SAO27815

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP53261

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+55 1418

FK5 Catalogue 2869

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