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Muscida - ο Ursae Majoris (omicron Ursae Majoris)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 75.87°   Az: 42.11°   Direction: North-East

Muscida, also designated as ο Ursae Majoris (omicron Ursae Majoris), is a variable and multiple giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

Muscida visual magnitude is 3.36. Because of its moderate brightness, Muscida 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 Muscida - ο Ursae Majoris (omicron Ursae Majoris) star
DSS2 image of Muscida. The red arrow shows the motion of Muscida during the next 1000 years (-2.22 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.78 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 32m 18s
+60° 38’ 01”
22h 41m 59s
07h 14m 18s

J2000

08h 30m 15s
+60° 43’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

155.97°
35.43°

Finder Chart

Finder chart Muscida - ο Ursae Majoris (omicron Ursae Majoris) star
Simplified finder chart for Muscida - ο Ursae Majoris (omicron Ursae Majoris).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.36
Giant

-0.39
G5III
5163K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where Muscida is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

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

Star System Properties

Muscida 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 Muscida double sysyem:

3.36
10.46
7.1
143 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Muscida is distant 183.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

56.31
183.56
20 km/s
-0.133 arcsec/y
-0.107"/y

Alternative Designations

Muscida
ο Ursae Majoris
(omicron Ursae Majoris)
1 Ursae Majoris
SAO14573
SAO14573

Visibility from Your Location

Muscida - ο Ursae Majoris (omicron Ursae Majoris) is circumpolar and transits at 08:41 UTC (altitude: 80.8°)