Dubhe (Star)

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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 , Dubhe will become visible at around 20:57 (PDT), 44° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 01:47 when it dips 13° above your northern horizon.

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Name Dubhe
Object type Star
Other names
Dubhe
α-UMa
Alpha Ursae Majoris
50-UMa
50 Ursae Majoris
HR 4301[1]
HD 95689
NSV 5070
HIP 54061[5]
TYC 4146-1274-1[4]
Position
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°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-1.06
Visibility from South El Monte

All times shown in South El Monte local time.

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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