67 Ursae Majoris

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

67 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 5.21. Because of its reltive faintness, 67 Ursae Majoris should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 67 Ursae Majoris:

Color of 67 Ursae Majoris ⬤

Magnitude of 67 Ursae Majoris 5.21

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 67 Ursae Majoris is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 50°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 67 Ursae Majoris

67 Ursae Majoris is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 67 Ursae Majoris are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 12h 02m 06s

Declination J2000 +43° 02’ 44”

Galactic Longitude 151.89°

Galactic Latitude 71.2°

Constellation Ursa Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 67 Ursae Majoris in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 67 Ursae Majoris.

Visibility of 67 Ursae Majoris from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

67 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 00:05 UTC (altitude: 81.6°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 67 Ursae Majoris

The image below is a photograph of 67 Ursae Majoris from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 67 Ursae Majoris is -0.326 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.07 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of 67 Ursae Majoris from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Distance (parsec) 33.92 pc

Distance (light year) 110.58 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 6 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.326 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.07 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 67 Ursae Majoris

67 Ursae Majoris belongs to spectral class F0 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a hypergiant star.

Absolute magnitude 2.56

Spectral Type F0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.26

Temperature of 67 Ursae Majoris 7726K

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

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

67 Ursae Majoris 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:

Main star magnitude 5.21

Secondary star magnitude 6.91

Magnitude difference 1.7

Separation 310.5 arcsec

Alternative designations of 67 Ursae Majoris

Flamsteed designation 67 Ursae Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD104513

SAO Catalogue SAO44002

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP58684

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+43 2179

FK5 Catalogue 2965

General Catalogue of Variable Stars DP UMa

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