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75 Ursae Majoris

Altitude: 37.7°   Azimuth: 319.8°   Direction: North-West

75 Ursae Majoris is a giant star in the constellation of Ursa Major.

75 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 6.08. Because of its reltive faintness, 75 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 75 Ursae Majoris is 0.031 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.024 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 75 Ursae Majoris star
DSS2 image of 75 Ursae Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 75 Ursae Majoris during the next 10000 years (5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about 75 Ursae Majoris

6.08
Giant

75 Ursae Majoris is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 37.7°
Azimuth: 319.8°
Direction: North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 75 Ursae Majoris

75 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 75 Ursae Majoris are provided in the following table:

12h 30m 04s
+58° 46’ 02”
128.18°
58.14°
Ursa Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 75 Ursae Majoris in the sky:

Finder chart 75 Ursae Majoris star
Simplified finder chart for 75 Ursae Majoris.

Visibility of 75 Ursae Majoris from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

75 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 00:41 UTC (altitude: 82.7°)

Distance of 75 Ursae Majoris from the Sun and relative movement

75 Ursae Majoris is distant 427.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

131.23 pc
427.82 ly
-17 km/s
0.031 arcsec/year
-0.024 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 75 Ursae Majoris

75 Ursae Majoris belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.49
G8III
4791K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 75 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 75 Ursae Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 75 Ursae Majoris

75 Ursae Majoris
SAO28408
SAO28408