8-UMi (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , 8-UMi is very well placed – it is close enough to the north celestial pole that it is high above the horizon all night.
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Name
8-UMi
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 14h56m48s [3] |
| Declination: | +74°54'03" [3] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Minor |
| Magnitude: | 6.84 (V) [1] 8.10 (BT) [1] 6.95 (VT) [1] 6.57 (G) [3] 7.07 (BP) [3] 5.92 (RP) [3] |
| Distance: | 163.2 parsec 532.0 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.98 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 13.6 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 74.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.78 |
Sources