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Sunrise: 5:02 
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5 Ursae Majoris

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 23.41°   Az: 357.47°   Direction: North

5 Ursae Majoris is a giant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

5 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 5.73. Because of its faintness, 5 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.

Image of 5 Ursae Majoris star
DSS2 image of 5 Ursae Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 5 Ursae Majoris during the next 10000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 55m 26s
+61° 51’ 53”
11h 40m 16s
20h 35m 42s

J2000

08h 53m 22s
+61° 57’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

153.83°
37.93°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 5 Ursae Majoris.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.73
Giant

1.02
F2III
7591K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 5 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 5 Ursae Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

5 Ursae Majoris is distant 284.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 31 kilometers per second.

87.34
284.72
-31 km/s
-0.01 arcsec/y
0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

5 Ursae Majoris
SAO14691
SAO14691

Visibility from Your Location

5 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 17:01 UTC (altitude: 79.6°)