η-UMi (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 , η-UMi is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 22:11, 48° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:17 (PDT), 47° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:32, 31° above your northern horizon.

Name η-UMi
Object type Star
Other names
η-UMi
Eta Ursae Minoris
21-UMi
21 Ursae Minoris
HR 6116[1]
HD 148048
HIP 79822[3]
TYC 4567-1764-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 1704062466923822336[4]
Position
Right ascension:16h17m29s [4]
Declination:+75°45'23" [4]
Constellation:Ursa Minor
Magnitude:4.96 (V) [2]
5.38 (BT) [2]
4.99 (VT) [2]
4.85 (G) [4]
5.05 (BP) [4]
4.53 (RP) [4]
Distance:29.9 parsec
97.5 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):0.33
Proper motion (speed):257.7 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):342.5°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):2.58

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