The star H-UMa
Color-magnitude diagram
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , h-UMa is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight around 05:34, 44° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible around 19:58 (EDT), 17° above your northern horizon.
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Name
H-UMa
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Object Type
Star
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Other Names
Position
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: Variable | 3.65 (V) [3] 4.06 (BT) [2] 3.69 (VT) [2] 3.47 (G) [6] 3.82 (BP) [6] 3.28 (RP) [6] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.35 |
| Right ascension: | 09h31m31s [6] |
| Declination: | +63°03'43" [6] |
| Distance: | 23.6 parsec 76.8 lightyrs [6] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 110.0 mas/yr [6] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 76.2° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.79 |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.