58 Ursae Majoris

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 48.74° Az: 76.72° Direction: East-North-East

58 Ursae Majoris is a main-sequence star of spectral class F4 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

58 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 5.94. Because of its faintness, 58 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 58 Ursae Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 58 Ursae Majoris during the next 10000 years (-8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 13.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 31m 51s

Declination +43° 02’ 11”

Hour Angle 19h 54m 18s

Sideral Time 07h 26m 09s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 30m 31s

Declination +43° 10’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 163.28°

Galactic Latitude 67.08°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 58 Ursae Majoris.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.94

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.19

Spectral Type F4V

Color Index (B-V) 0.49

Temperature 6435K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 58 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 58 Ursae Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

58 Ursae Majoris is distant 182.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 56.12

Distance (light year) 182.94

Radial Speed -30 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.05 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.083"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 58 Ursae Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD99984

SAO Catalogue SAO43787

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP56148

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+43 2122

FK5 Catalogue 432

Visibility from Your Location

58 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 10:29 UTC (altitude: 81.6°)

Set Location

Other stars in Ursa Major