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:
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:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 76 Ursae Majoris in the sky:
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 08:12 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.
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.
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.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 76 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
