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TimezoneAsia/Shanghai
Sunrise: 6:03 
Transit: 12:57 
Sunset: 19:52
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Phecda - γ Ursae Majoris (gamma Ursae Majoris)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 11:12 | Tran: 20:26 | Set: 5:40
Alt: 45.21°   Az: 41.90°   Direction: North-East

Phecda, also designated as γ Ursae Majoris (gamma Ursae Majoris), is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

Phecda visual magnitude is 2.44, making it the 86th brightest star in the sky. Because of its brightness, Phecda is clearly visible to the naked eye when observed from locations with dark skies, and should be also quite easily visible from light polluted areas.

Image of Phecda - γ Ursae Majoris (gamma Ursae Majoris) star
DSS2 image of Phecda. The red arrow shows the motion of Phecda during the next 1000 years (1.58 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.20 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

11h 55m 09s
+53° 33’ 11”
20h 30m 28s
08h 25m 37s

J2000

11h 53m 49s
+53° 41’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

140.84°
61.38°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Phecda - γ Ursae Majoris (gamma Ursae Majoris).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

2.44
Hypergiant

0.39
A0V
10125K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Phecda is distant 83.61 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

25.65
83.61
-13 km/s
0.095 arcsec/y
0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Phecda
γ Ursae Majoris
(gamma Ursae Majoris)
64 Ursae Majoris
SAO28179
SAO28179

Visibility from Your Location

Today's Phecda - γ Ursae Majoris (gamma Ursae Majoris) rise, transit and set times from Yantan, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 36.4°
Max altitude: 65.7°
Azimuth: 323.6°