24-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 Cambridge , 24-UMi is very well placed – it is close enough to the north celestial pole that it is high above the horizon all night.
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Name
24-UMi
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 17h30m48s [4] |
| Declination: | +86°58'05" [4] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Minor |
| Magnitude: | 5.76 (V) [2] 6.03 (BT) [2] 5.79 (VT) [2] 5.74 (G) [4] 5.83 (BP) [4] 5.54 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 48.3 parsec 157.4 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.21 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 56.1 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 80.1° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 2.34 |
Visibility from Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.