RR UMi (Star)
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 , RR UMi is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 00:49, 65° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible around 21:15 (EDT), 51° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:27, 50° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
RR UMi
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Ursa Minor |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.71 (V) [2] 6.59 (BT) [2] 4.87 (VT) [2] 3.09 (G) [4] 4.95 (BP) [4] 2.37 (RP) [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.47 |
| Right ascension: | 14h57m34s [4] |
| Declination: | +65°55'57" [4] |
| Distance: | 99.8 parsec 325.3 lightyrs [4] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 86.5 mas/yr [4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 288.2° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.29 |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.