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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.

Image of 66 Ursae Majoris star
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

11h 57m 17s
+56° 27’ 26”
19h 06m 18s
07h 03m 35s

J2000

11h 55m 58s
+56° 35’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

137.73°
58.91°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.84
Giant

0.91
K1III
4515K

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

HR 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.

96.71
315.28
13 km/s
0.01 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

66 Ursae Majoris
SAO28191
SAO28191

Visibility from Your Location

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