θ-UMi (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , θ-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
θ-UMi
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 15h31m24s [2] |
| Declination: | +77°20'57" [2] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Minor |
| Magnitude: | 5.00 (V) [2] 7.03 (BT) [2] 5.17 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 262.5 parsec 855.6 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.59 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 47.8 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 276.4° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.09 |
Sources