Dubhe (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , Dubhe is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at dusk, becoming accessible at around 21:27 (EDT), 54° above your north-western horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:20, 15° above your northern horizon.
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Name
Dubhe
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: Variable | 1.82 (V)[2] 3.19 (BT)[1] 1.93 (VT)[1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.06 |
| Right Ascension: | 11h03m43s [2] |
| Declination: | +61°45'04" [2] |
| Distance: | 42.2 parsec 137.6 lightyrs [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 139.8 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 254.1° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | -1.31 |