θ-UMa (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , θ-UMa will become visible at around 20:59 (EDT), 71° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 03:34 when it dips 16° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
θ-UMa
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 09h32m52s [3] |
| Declination: | +51°40'42" [3] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: Variable | 3.18 (V) [3] 3.75 (BT) [2] 3.23 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 13.5 parsec 43.9 lightyrs [5] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.48 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 1.09 arcsec/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 240.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 2.53 |
Sources