Dubhe (Star)
From Cambridge , Dubhe is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 21:33, 70° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:28 (EDT), 68° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:54, 28° above your north-western horizon.
Name
Dubhe
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Object type
Star
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Right ascension: | 11h03m43s [3] |
Declination: | +61°45'04" [3] |
Constellation: | Ursa Major |
Magnitude: Variable | 1.82 (V) [3] 3.19 (BT) [2] 1.93 (VT) [2] |
Distance: | 37.7 parsec 122.8 lightyrs [5] |
B-V Color (mag): | 1.06 |
Proper motion (speed): | 138.5 mas/yr[5] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 255.5° |
Absolute mag (V): | -1.06 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.