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ρ Ursae Majoris (rho Ursae Majoris)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 31.06°   Az: 347.27°   Direction: North-North-West

ρ Ursae Majoris is a variable giant star of spectral class M3 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

ρ Ursae Majoris visual magnitude is 4.76. Because of its moderate brightness, ρ 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 ρ Ursae Majoris (rho Ursae Majoris) star
DSS2 image of ρ Ursae Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of ρ Ursae Majoris during the next 10000 years (-3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

09h 04m 47s
+67° 31’ 41”
10h 01m 39s
19h 06m 27s

J2000

09h 02m 32s
+67° 37’ 46”

Galactic Coordinates

146.63°
37.23°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ρ Ursae Majoris (rho Ursae Majoris).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.76
Giant

0.03
M3III
3749K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ρ Ursae Majoris is distant 287.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

88.11
287.22
5 km/s
-0.021 arcsec/y
0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

ρ Ursae Majoris
(rho Ursae Majoris)
8 Ursae Majoris
SAO14742
SAO14742

Visibility from Your Location

ρ Ursae Majoris (rho Ursae Majoris) is circumpolar and transits at 17:18 UTC (altitude: 74.0°)