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6 Ursae Majoris

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 71.12°   Az: 36.34°   Direction: 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.

Image of 6 Ursae Majoris star
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

08h 58m 45s
+64° 30’ 21”
22h 14m 10s
07h 12m 55s

J2000

08h 56m 37s
+64° 36’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

150.48°
37.6°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.58
Giant

0.70
G7III
5106K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 6 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR 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.

94.43
307.84
3 km/s
-0.026 arcsec/y
-0.081"/y

Alternative Designations

6 Ursae Majoris
SAO14703
SAO14703

Visibility from Your Location

6 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 23:49 UTC (altitude: 77.0°)