84 Ursae Majoris
84 Ursae Majoris is a variable star in the constellation of Ursa Major.
84 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 5.7. Because of its reltive faintness, 84 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 84 Ursae Majoris:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 84 Ursae Majoris
84 Ursae Majoris is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 84 Ursae Majoris are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 84 Ursae Majoris in the sky:
Visibility of 84 Ursae Majoris from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
84 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 09:17 UTC (altitude: 87.0°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of 84 Ursae Majoris
The image below is a photograph of 84 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 84 Ursae Majoris is -0.019 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.001 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of 84 Ursae Majoris from the Sun and relative movement
84 Ursae Majoris is distant 281.52 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 84 Ursae Majoris
84 Ursae Majoris belongs to spectral class B9 84 Ursae Majoris is also a EuCr chemically peculiar star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 84 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
