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λ Ursae Minoris (lambda Ursae Minoris)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 51.79°   Az: 358.47°   Direction: North

λ Ursae Minoris is a double giant star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Ursa Minor.

λ Ursae Minoris visual magnitude is 6.38. Because of its faintness, λ Ursae Minoris 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.

Image of λ Ursae Minoris (lambda Ursae Minoris) star
DSS2 image of λ Ursae Minoris. The red arrow shows the motion of λ Ursae Minoris during the next 10000 years (-3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 46m 33s
+89° 00’ 09”
04h 44m 38s
21h 31m 11s

J2000

17h 16m 56s
+89° 02’ 16”

Galactic Coordinates

121.94°
27.51°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for λ Ursae Minoris (lambda Ursae Minoris).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.38
Giant

-0.77
M1III
3691K

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

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

Star System Properties

λ Ursae Minoris is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the λ Ursae Minoris double sysyem:

6.38
13.88
7.5
54.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

λ Ursae Minoris is distant 876.34 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

268.82
876.34
2 km/s
-0.023 arcsec/y
-0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

λ Ursae Minoris
(lambda Ursae Minoris)
SAO3020
SAO3020

Visibility from Your Location

λ Ursae Minoris (lambda Ursae Minoris) is circumpolar and transits at 07:12 UTC (altitude: 52.5°)