59 Ursae Majoris

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 28.04° Az: 305.66° Direction: North-West

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

59 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 5.59. Because of its faintness, 59 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 59 Ursae Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 59 Ursae Majoris during the next 1000 years (-2.42 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.55 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 39m 39s

Declination +43° 29’ 17”

Hour Angle 06h 34m 49s

Sidereal Time 18h 14m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 38m 20s

Declination +43° 37’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 159.98°

Galactic Latitude 67.87°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 59 Ursae Majoris.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.59

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude 2.29

Spectral Type F2II

Color Index (B-V) 0.33

Temperature 7276K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 59 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 59 Ursae Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

59 Ursae Majoris is distant 148.79 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 45.64

Distance (light year) 148.79

Radial Speed 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.145 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.033"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 59 Ursae Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD101107

SAO Catalogue SAO43837

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP56770

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+44 2110

Visibility from Your Location

59 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 10:09 UTC (altitude: 82.0°)

Set Location

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