76 Ursae Majoris

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

76 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 6.07. Because of its reltive faintness, 76 Ursae Majoris should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 76 Ursae Majoris:

Color of 76 Ursae Majoris ⬤

Magnitude of 76 Ursae Majoris 6.07

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 76 Ursae Majoris is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 64°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 76 Ursae Majoris

76 Ursae Majoris is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 76 Ursae Majoris are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 12h 41m 33s

Declination J2000 +62° 42’ 47”

Galactic Longitude 124.87°

Galactic Latitude 54.38°

Constellation Ursa Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 76 Ursae Majoris in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 76 Ursae Majoris.

Visibility of 76 Ursae Majoris from your location

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

76 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 00:44 UTC (altitude: 78.8°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 76 Ursae Majoris

The image below is a photograph of 76 Ursae Majoris from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 76 Ursae Majoris is -0.032 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.017 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of 76 Ursae Majoris from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 581.11 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.032 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.017 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 76 Ursae Majoris

76 Ursae Majoris belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.19

Spectral Type A2III

Color Index (B-V) 0.01

Temperature of 76 Ursae Majoris 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

Alternative designations of 76 Ursae Majoris

Flamsteed designation 76 Ursae Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD110462

SAO Catalogue SAO15871

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP61936

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+63 1026

FK5 Catalogue 478

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