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68 Ursae Majoris

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 65.18°   Az: 299.26°   Direction: West-North-West

68 Ursae Majoris is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

68 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 6.43. Because of its faintness, 68 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 68 Ursae Majoris star
DSS2 image of 68 Ursae Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 68 Ursae Majoris during the next 10000 years (1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 12m 58s
+56° 55’ 01”
02h 48m 34s
15h 01m 32s

J2000

12h 11m 44s
+57° 03’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

133.49°
59.25°

Finder Chart

Finder chart 68 Ursae Majoris star
Simplified finder chart for 68 Ursae Majoris.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.43
Giant

-0.94
K5
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 68 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 68 Ursae Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

68 Ursae Majoris is distant 970.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 35 kilometers per second.

297.62
970.24
35 km/s
0.007 arcsec/y
-0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

68 Ursae Majoris
SAO28291
SAO28291

Visibility from Your Location

68 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 13:00 UTC (altitude: 84.6°)