65 Ursae Majoris

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 47.27° Az: 69.42° Direction: South-West

65 Ursae Majoris is a multiple star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

65 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 7.03. Because of its faintness, 65 Ursae Majoris is not visible to the naked eye.

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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 56m 30s

Declination +46° 19’ 40”

Hour Angle 19h 32m 22s

Sidereal Time 07h 28m 52s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 55m 11s

Declination +46° 28’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 149.1°

Galactic Latitude 67.7°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 7.03

Class

65 Ursae Majoris is also a CrEuSr chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude -0.46

Spectral Type A1

Color Index (B-V) 0.01

Temperature 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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 1,025.16

Radial Speed -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

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

Visibility from Your Location

65 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 17:47 UTC (altitude: 84.8°)

Set Location

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