61 Ursae Majoris

Below the horizon. Rise: 11:13 | Tran: 21:03 | Set: 6:56

Alt: -4.35° Az: 355.82° Direction: North

61 Ursae Majoris is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

61 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 5.33. Because of its faintness, 61 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 61 Ursae Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 61 Ursae Majoris during the next 1000 years (-0.20 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.35 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 42m 22s

Declination +34° 03’ 39”

Hour Angle 11h 39m 53s

Sidereal Time 23h 22m 16s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 41m 03s

Declination +34° 12’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 183.53°

Galactic Latitude 73.32°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 61 Ursae Majoris.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.33

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 5.43

Spectral Type G8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.72

Temperature 5534K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 61 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 61 Ursae Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

61 Ursae Majoris is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 61 Ursae Majoris double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.33

Secondary star magnitude 10.23

Magnitude difference 4.9

Separation 159.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

61 Ursae Majoris is distant 31.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 9.54

Distance (light year) 31.10

Radial Speed -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.381"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 61 Ursae Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD101501

SAO Catalogue SAO62655

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP56997

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+35 2270

Gliese Catalogue Gl 434

FK5 Catalogue 1300

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 5291

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 61 Ursae Majoris rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 55.9° RISE 11:13

Max altitude: 72.6° TRANSIT 21:03

Azimuth: 304.1° SET 6:56

Set Location

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