8-UMi (Star)
![8-UMi Image of 8-UMi](https://in-the-sky.org/image.php?style=medium&userimg=19910715_115851_8eed8e547069.png)
From Fairfield , 8-UMi is very well placed – it is close enough to the north celestial pole that it is high above the horizon all night.
Name
8-UMi
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Object type
Star
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Right ascension: | 14h56m48s [3] |
Declination: | +74°54'03" [3] |
Constellation: | Ursa Minor |
Magnitude: | 6.84 (V) [1] 8.10 (BT) [1] 6.95 (VT) [1] 6.57 (G) [3] 7.07 (BP) [3] 5.92 (RP) [3] |
Distance: | 163.2 parsec 532.0 lightyrs [3] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.98 |
Proper motion (speed): | 13.6 mas/yr[3] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 74.8° |
Absolute mag (V): | 0.78 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.