66 Ursae Majoris

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 48.61° Az: 53.23° Direction: North-East

66 Ursae Majoris is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

66 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 5.84. Because of its faintness, 66 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 66 Ursae Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 66 Ursae Majoris during the next 10000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 57m 17s

Declination +56° 27’ 26”

Hour Angle 19h 06m 18s

Sidereal Time 07h 03m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 55m 58s

Declination +56° 35’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 137.73°

Galactic Latitude 58.91°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.84

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.91

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.1

Temperature 4515K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 66 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 66 Ursae Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

66 Ursae Majoris is distant 315.28 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 96.71

Distance (light year) 315.28

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.01 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 66 Ursae Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD103605

SAO Catalogue SAO28191

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP58181

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+57 1343

FK5 Catalogue 2953

Visibility from Your Location

66 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 19:50 UTC (altitude: 85.0°)

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