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π1 Ursae Majoris (pi1 Ursae Majoris)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 29.51°   Az: 16.22°   Direction: North-North-East

π1 Ursae Majoris is a main-sequence star of spectral class G1 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

π1 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 5.64. Because of its faintness, π1 Ursae Majoris 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 π1 Ursae Majoris (pi1 Ursae Majoris) star
DSS2 image of π1 Ursae Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of π1 Ursae Majoris during the next 10000 years (-4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 14.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 41m 23s
+64° 55’ 51”
14h 20m 05s
23h 01m 28s

J2000

08h 39m 11s
+65° 01’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

150.55°
35.7°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for π1 Ursae Majoris (pi1 Ursae Majoris).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.64
Main-sequence

4.87
G1V
5890K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where π1 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of π1 Ursae Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

π1 Ursae Majoris is distant 46.52 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

14.27
46.52
-12 km/s
-0.024 arcsec/y
0.088"/y

Alternative Designations

π1 Ursae Majoris
(pi1 Ursae Majoris)
3 Ursae Majoris
SAO14609
SAO14609

Visibility from Your Location

π1 Ursae Majoris (pi1 Ursae Majoris) is circumpolar and transits at 23:32 UTC (altitude: 76.5°)