18-UMi (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , 18-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
18-UMi
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 16h03m31s [4] |
| Declination: | +76°47'38" [4] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Minor |
| Magnitude: | 5.72 (V) [2] 5.79 (BT) [2] 5.73 (VT) [2] 5.71 (G) [4] 5.73 (BP) [4] 5.64 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 168.5 parsec 549.3 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.05 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 27.5 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 319.6° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.41 |
Sources