6 Ursae Majoris

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 27.71° Az: 12.23° Direction: North-North-East

6 Ursae Majoris is a giant star of spectral class G7 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

6 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 5.58. Because of its faintness, 6 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 6 Ursae Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 6 Ursae Majoris during the next 10000 years (-4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 58m 46s

Declination +64° 30’ 17”

Hour Angle 13h 43m 22s

Sidereal Time 22h 42m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 56m 37s

Declination +64° 36’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 150.48°

Galactic Latitude 37.6°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.58

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.70

Spectral Type G7III

Color Index (B-V) 0.86

Temperature 5106K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 6 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 6 Ursae Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

6 Ursae Majoris is distant 307.84 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 94.43

Distance (light year) 307.84

Radial Speed 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.026 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.081"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 6 Ursae Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD75958

SAO Catalogue SAO14703

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP43903

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+65 673

Visibility from Your Location

6 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 16:32 UTC (altitude: 77.0°)

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