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.

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

Right Ascension 08h 55m 26s

Declination +61° 51’ 53”

Hour Angle 11h 40m 16s

Sidereal Time 20h 35m 42s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 53m 22s

Declination +61° 57’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 153.83°

Galactic Latitude 37.93°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.73

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.02

Spectral Type F2III

Color Index (B-V) 0.28

Temperature 7591K

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

Distance (parsec) 87.34

Distance (light year) 284.72

Radial Speed -31 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.01 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 5 Ursae Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD75486

SAO Catalogue SAO14691

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP43644

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+62 1027

FK5 Catalogue 2701

Visibility from Your Location

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

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Other stars in Ursa Major