74 Ursae Majoris

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 49.98° Az: 308.87° Direction: South-South-West

74 Ursae Majoris is a star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

74 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 5.35. Because of its faintness, 74 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 74 Ursae Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 74 Ursae Majoris during the next 1000 years (-1.03 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.52 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 31m 08s

Declination +58° 15’ 54”

Hour Angle 04h 48m 37s

Sidereal Time 17h 19m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 29m 57s

Declination +58° 24’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 128.32°

Galactic Latitude 58.5°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.35

Class

Absolute magnitude 0.72

Spectral Type A5

Color Index (B-V) 0.2

Temperature 8163K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 74 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 74 Ursae Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 84.18

Distance (light year) 274.41

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.062 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.091"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 74 Ursae Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD108844

SAO Catalogue SAO28405

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP60978

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+59 1444

FK5 Catalogue 467

Visibility from Your Location

74 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 18:26 UTC (altitude: 83.2°)

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