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83 Ursae Majoris

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 60.81°   Az: 295.69°   Direction: West-North-West

83 Ursae Majoris is a variable giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

83 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 4.66. Because of its moderate brightness, 83 Ursae Majoris is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of 83 Ursae Majoris star
DSS2 image of 83 Ursae Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 83 Ursae Majoris during the next 10000 years (-3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

13h 41m 40s
+54° 33’ 26”
03h 17m 06s
16h 58m 47s

J2000

13h 40m 44s
+54° 40’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

108.18°
61.01°

Finder Chart

Finder chart 83 Ursae Majoris star
Simplified finder chart for 83 Ursae Majoris.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.66
Giant

-1.47
M2III
3594K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 83 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 83 Ursae Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

83 Ursae Majoris is distant 548.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

168.35
548.82
-17 km/s
-0.022 arcsec/y
-0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

83 Ursae Majoris
SAO28843
SAO28843

Visibility from Your Location

83 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 14:01 UTC (altitude: 86.9°)