56-Cam (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , 56-Cam will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 23° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 21:34 when it dips 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name 56-Cam
Object type Star
Other names
56-Cam
56 Ursae Majoris
HR 3221[1]
HD 68457
HIP 40474[3]
TYC 4126-2445-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 1083911932896193280[4]
Position
Right ascension:08h15m50s [4]
Declination:+60°22'50" [4]
Constellation:Ursa Major
Magnitude:6.49 (V) [2]
6.72 (BT) [2]
6.51 (VT) [2]
6.44 (G) [4]
6.53 (BP) [4]
6.25 (RP) [4]
Distance:163.0 parsec
531.5 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):0.18
Proper motion (speed):17.5 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):293.8°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):0.43

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