75 Ursae Majoris

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 22.69° Az: 343.87° Direction: North-North-West

75 Ursae Majoris is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

75 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 6.08. Because of its faintness, 75 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 31m 14s

Declination +58° 37’ 44”

Hour Angle 10h 02m 01s

Sidereal Time 22h 33m 15s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 30m 04s

Declination +58° 46’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 128.18°

Galactic Latitude 58.14°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.08

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.49

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.98

Temperature 4791K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 131.23

Distance (light year) 427.82

Radial Speed -17 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.031 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 75 Ursae Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD108861

SAO Catalogue SAO28408

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP60992

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+59 1446

Visibility from Your Location

75 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 03:09 UTC (altitude: 82.9°)

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