65 Ursae Majoris

65 Ursae Majoris is a multiple star in the constellation of Ursa Major.

65 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 7.03. Because of its reltive faintness, 65 Ursae Majoris should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 65 Ursae Majoris:

Color of 65 Ursae Majoris ⬤

Magnitude of 65 Ursae Majoris 7.03

Class

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 65 Ursae Majoris is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 36°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 65 Ursae Majoris

65 Ursae Majoris is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 65 Ursae Majoris are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 11h 55m 11s

Declination J2000 +46° 28’ 10”

Galactic Longitude 149.1°

Galactic Latitude 67.7°

Constellation Ursa Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 65 Ursae Majoris in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 65 Ursae Majoris.

Visibility of 65 Ursae Majoris from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

65 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 00:06 UTC (altitude: 85.0°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 65 Ursae Majoris

The image below is a photograph of 65 Ursae Majoris from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 65 Ursae Majoris is -0.009 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.006 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 65 Ursae Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 65 Ursae Majoris during the next 100000 years (-15.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 10.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 65 Ursae Majoris from the Sun and relative movement

65 Ursae Majoris is distant 1,025.16 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 314.47 pc

Distance (light year) 1,025.16 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.009 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.006 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 65 Ursae Majoris

65 Ursae Majoris belongs to spectral class A1 65 Ursae Majoris is also a CrEuSr chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude -0.46

Spectral Type A1

Color Index (B-V) 0.01

Temperature of 65 Ursae Majoris 10002K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 65 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 65 Ursae Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

65 Ursae Majoris star system properties

65 Ursae Majoris is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 65 Ursae Majoris double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 7.03

Secondary star magnitude 7.43

Magnitude difference 0.4

Separation 63 arcsec

Alternative designations of 65 Ursae Majoris

Flamsteed designation 65 Ursae Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD103498

SAO Catalogue SAO43946

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP58117

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+47 1914

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS8347

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