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67 Ursae Majoris

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 80.16°   Az: 147.74°   Direction: South-South-East

67 Ursae Majoris is a variable and multiple hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

67 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 5.21. Because of its faintness, 67 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 67 Ursae Majoris star
DSS2 image of 67 Ursae Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 67 Ursae Majoris during the next 1000 years (-5.43 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 03m 22s
+42° 54’ 28”
23h 31m 22s
11h 34m 44s

J2000

12h 02m 06s
+43° 02’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

151.89°
71.2°

Finder Chart

Finder chart 67 Ursae Majoris star
Simplified finder chart for 67 Ursae Majoris.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.21
Hypergiant

2.56
F0V
7726K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 67 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 67 Ursae Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

67 Ursae Majoris is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 67 Ursae Majoris double sysyem:

5.21
6.91
1.7
310.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

67 Ursae Majoris is distant 110.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

33.92
110.58
6 km/s
-0.326 arcsec/y
0.07"/y

Alternative Designations

67 Ursae Majoris
SAO44002
SAO44002

Visibility from Your Location

67 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 12:03 UTC (altitude: 81.4°)