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61 Ursae Majoris

Nearby star

3D likeness based on its real data · class G · ~5,500 K

What is 61 Ursae Majoris

61 Ursae Majoris is among the nearest stars in this set: barely 31 light-years away, inside the familiar pattern of the Great Bear. It is a yellow G-class dwarf, often regarded as a solar analogue —a neighbouring version of our own daylight star. The light reaching us tonight left around 1995, in the very first years of the public web.

Where it is and when to see it

61 Ursae Majoris lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is March, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 73° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 84° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 22° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 56° S.

It ranks no. 58 in brightness among the 124 stars of Ursa Major in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alioth, the brightest: it lies about 25° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 31 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 61 Ursae Majoris

Constellation: Ursa Major
Apparent magnitude: 5.31
Distance: 31.4 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 175.263° · Dec 34.202°
Catalogue: HIP 56997 · HD 101501

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Other stars in Ursa Major

Ursa Major has 124 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 124 stars in Ursa Major