74 Ursae Majoris
74 Ursae Majoris is a star in the constellation of Ursa Major.
74 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 5.35. Because of its reltive faintness, 74 Ursae Majoris should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
The proper motion of 74 Ursae Majoris is -0.062 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.091 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about 74 Ursae Majoris
74 Ursae Majoris is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 27.9°
Azimuth: 331.9°
Direction: North-North-West
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 74 Ursae Majoris
74 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 74 Ursae Majoris are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 74 Ursae Majoris in the sky:
Visibility of 74 Ursae Majoris from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
74 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 00:41 UTC (altitude: 83.1°)
Distance of 74 Ursae Majoris from the Sun and relative movement
74 Ursae Majoris is distant 274.41 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 74 Ursae Majoris
74 Ursae Majoris belongs to spectral class A5
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 74 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.