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65 Ursae Majoris

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 55.97°   Az: 282.42°   Direction: West-North-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.

Image of 65 Ursae Majoris star
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

11h 56m 29s
+46° 19’ 47”
03h 29m 18s
15h 25m 47s

J2000

11h 55m 11s
+46° 28’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

149.1°
67.7°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 65 Ursae Majoris.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

7.03
65 Ursae Majoris is also a CrEuSr chemically peculiar star.

-0.46
A1
10002K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 65 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR 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:

7.03
7.43
0.4
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.

314.47
1,025.16
-7 km/s
-0.009 arcsec/y
0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

65 Ursae Majoris
SAO43946
SAO43946

Visibility from Your Location

65 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 02:34 UTC (altitude: 84.8°)