60 Ursae Majoris

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 48.38° Az: 69.80° Direction: South-West

60 Ursae Majoris is a giant star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

60 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 6.1. Because of its faintness, 60 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 60 Ursae Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 60 Ursae Majoris during the next 10000 years (-6.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 39m 55s

Declination +46° 41’ 34”

Hour Angle 19h 38m 36s

Sidereal Time 07h 18m 31s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 38m 33s

Declination +46° 50’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 154.16°

Galactic Latitude 65.63°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.1

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.94

Spectral Type F5III

Color Index (B-V) 0.38

Temperature 6989K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 60 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 60 Ursae Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

60 Ursae Majoris is distant 350.91 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 107.64

Distance (light year) 350.91

Radial Speed -24 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.037 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.033"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 60 Ursae Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD101133

SAO Catalogue SAO43839

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP56789

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+47 1894

FK5 Catalogue 2931

Visibility from Your Location

60 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 17:31 UTC (altitude: 85.2°)

Set Location

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