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Transit: 12:09 
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θ Ursae Minoris (theta Ursae Minoris)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 38.17°   Az: 355.89°   Direction: North

θ Ursae Minoris is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Ursa Minor.

θ Ursae Minoris visual magnitude is 4.96. Because of its moderate brightness, θ Ursae Minoris 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 θ Ursae Minoris (theta Ursae Minoris) star
DSS2 image of θ Ursae Minoris. The red arrow shows the motion of θ Ursae Minoris during the next 10000 years (-8.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 30m 42s
+77° 15’ 48”
00h 59m 16s
16h 29m 59s

J2000

15h 31m 24s
+77° 20’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

112.85°
36.46°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for θ Ursae Minoris (theta Ursae Minoris).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.96
Giant

-2.07
K5III
3677K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

θ Ursae Minoris is distant 831.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

255.10
831.63
-25 km/s
-0.049 arcsec/y
0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

θ Ursae Minoris
(theta Ursae Minoris)
15 Ursae Minoris
SAO8274
SAO8274

Visibility from Your Location

θ Ursae Minoris (theta Ursae Minoris) is circumpolar and transits at 12:45 UTC (altitude: 38.7°)