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π2 Ursae Majoris (pi2 Ursae Majoris)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 28.17°   Az: 14.62°   Direction: North-North-East

π2 Ursae Majoris is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

π2 Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 4.6. Because of its moderate brightness, π2 Ursae Majoris 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 π2 Ursae Majoris (pi2 Ursae Majoris) star
DSS2 image of π2 Ursae Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of π2 Ursae Majoris during the next 10000 years (-10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 42m 24s
+64° 14’ 10”
14h 03m 12s
22h 45m 37s

J2000

08h 40m 12s
+64° 19’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

151.36°
35.96°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for π2 Ursae Majoris (pi2 Ursae Majoris).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.6
Giant

0.16
K1III
4368K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where π2 Ursae Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of π2 Ursae Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

π2 Ursae Majoris is distant 252.32 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

77.40
252.32
15 km/s
-0.06 arcsec/y
0.023"/y

Alternative Designations

π2 Ursae Majoris
(pi2 Ursae Majoris)
4 Ursae Majoris
SAO14616
SAO14616

Visibility from Your Location

π2 Ursae Majoris (pi2 Ursae Majoris) is circumpolar and transits at 16:55 UTC (altitude: 77.2°)