71 Ursae Majoris

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 21.91° Az: 340.09° Direction: North-North-West

71 Ursae Majoris is a giant star of spectral class M3 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

71 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 5.81. Because of its faintness, 71 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 71 Ursae Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 71 Ursae Majoris during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 26m 15s

Declination +56° 38’ 13”

Hour Angle 09h 39m 46s

Sidereal Time 22h 06m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 25m 03s

Declination +56° 46’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 130.16°

Galactic Latitude 59.98°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.81

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.00

Spectral Type M3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.62

Temperature 3622K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 71 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 71 Ursae Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

71 Ursae Majoris is distant 1,189.78 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 364.96

Distance (light year) 1,189.78

Radial Speed -17 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 71 Ursae Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD108135

SAO Catalogue SAO28375

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP60584

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+57 1373

Visibility from Your Location

71 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 20:43 UTC (altitude: 84.8°)

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