κ-UMa (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , κ-UMa is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:19, when it reaches an altitude of 17° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:45, 83° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:38, 78° above your north-western horizon.
Name
κ-UMa
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
Right ascension: | 09h03m37s [3] |
Declination: | +47°09'23" [3] |
Constellation: | Ursa Major |
Magnitude: Variable | 3.58 (V) [3] 3.58 (BT) [2] 3.57 (VT) [2] |
Distance: | 109.9 parsec 358.2 lightyrs [5] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.00 |
Proper motion (speed): | 66.2 mas/yr[5] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 213.2° |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -1.62 |
Sources