55 Ursae Majoris
55 Ursae Majoris is a main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Ursa Major.
55 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 4.78. Because of its moderate brightness, 55 Ursae Majoris is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 55 Ursae Majoris.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 55 Ursae Majoris is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
55 Ursae Majoris is distant 182.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Today's 55 Ursae Majoris rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):