70 Ursae Majoris

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 45.32° Az: 311.32° Direction: South-South-West

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

70 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 5.55. Because of its faintness, 70 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 70 Ursae Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 70 Ursae Majoris during the next 10000 years (6.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -12.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 22m 04s

Declination +57° 43’ 21”

Hour Angle 05h 25m 40s

Sidereal Time 17h 47m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 20m 50s

Declination +57° 51’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 130.79°

Galactic Latitude 58.79°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.55

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.11

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.43

Temperature 3902K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 70 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 70 Ursae Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

70 Ursae Majoris is distant 701.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 43 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 215.05

Distance (light year) 701.08

Radial Speed -43 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.041 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.073"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 70 Ursae Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD107465

SAO Catalogue SAO28346

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP60212

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+58 1371

Visibility from Your Location

70 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 18:13 UTC (altitude: 83.8°)

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