κ-UMa (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , κ-UMa is difficult to observe as it will appear no higher than 17° above the horizon. It is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:41 (PDT) – 3 hours and 34 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 17° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:12.
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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