76 Ursae Majoris

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 73.37° Az: 39.28° Direction: North-East

76 Ursae Majoris is a giant star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

76 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 6.07. Because of its faintness, 76 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 76 Ursae Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 76 Ursae Majoris during the next 10000 years (-5.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 42m 38s

Declination +62° 34’ 39”

Hour Angle 22h 27m 19s

Sideral Time 11h 09m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 41m 33s

Declination +62° 42’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 124.87°

Galactic Latitude 54.38°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 76 Ursae Majoris.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.07

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.19

Spectral Type A2III

Color Index (B-V) 0.01

Temperature 10002K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 76 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 76 Ursae Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

76 Ursae Majoris is distant 581.11 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 178.25

Distance (light year) 581.11

Radial Speed -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.032 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 76 Ursae Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD110462

SAO Catalogue SAO15871

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP61936

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+63 1026

FK5 Catalogue 478

Visibility from Your Location

76 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 12:43 UTC (altitude: 78.9°)

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Ursa Major