56 Ursae Majoris

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

56 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 4.99. Because of its moderate brightness, 56 Ursae Majoris should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 56 Ursae Majoris:

Color of 56 Ursae Majoris ⬤

Magnitude of 56 Ursae Majoris 4.99

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 56 Ursae Majoris is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 45°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 56 Ursae Majoris

56 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 56 Ursae Majoris are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 11h 22m 49s

Declination J2000 +43° 28’ 58”

Galactic Longitude 164.73°

Galactic Latitude 65.77°

Constellation Ursa Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 56 Ursae Majoris in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 56 Ursae Majoris.

Visibility of 56 Ursae Majoris from your location

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

56 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 23:14 UTC (altitude: 82.0°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 56 Ursae Majoris

The image below is a photograph of 56 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 56 Ursae Majoris is -0.038 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.013 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 56 Ursae Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 56 Ursae Majoris during the next 10000 years (-6.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 56 Ursae Majoris from the Sun and relative movement

56 Ursae Majoris is distant 491.70 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 150.83 pc

Distance (light year) 491.70 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.038 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.013 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 56 Ursae Majoris

56 Ursae Majoris belongs to spectral class G7 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.90

Spectral Type G7III

Color Index (B-V) 0.99

Temperature of 56 Ursae Majoris 4767K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 56 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 56 Ursae Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 56 Ursae Majoris

Flamsteed designation 56 Ursae Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD98839

SAO Catalogue SAO43719

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP55560

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+44 2083

FK5 Catalogue 2908

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