49 Ursae Majoris

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 17.49° Az: 48.29° Direction: North-East

49 Ursae Majoris is a hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

49 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 5.08. Because of its faintness, 49 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 49 Ursae Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 49 Ursae Majoris during the next 10000 years (-12.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 02m 15s

Declination +39° 04’ 31”

Hour Angle 16h 26m 02s

Sidereal Time 03h 28m 18s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 00m 50s

Declination +39° 12’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 178.15°

Galactic Latitude 64.04°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.08

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.38

Spectral Type F0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.24

Temperature 7866K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 49 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 49 Ursae Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

49 Ursae Majoris is distant 402.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 123.61

Distance (light year) 402.97

Radial Speed 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.072 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 49 Ursae Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD95310

SAO Catalogue SAO62354

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP53838

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+39 2400

Visibility from Your Location

49 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 18:32 UTC (altitude: 77.6°)

Set Location

Other stars in Ursa Major