Star profile

11 Ursae Minoris

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is 11 Ursae Minoris

11 Ursae Minoris is an orange K-type giant 398 light-years away in the Little Bear, the small constellation that pivots through the night around the pole star. Its light, with nearly four centuries of travel behind it, arrives warm and steady. It is not one of those that guide travellers, yet it discreetly accompanies the most useful asterism in the history of navigation.

Where it is and when to see it

11 Ursae Minoris lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is February: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.

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Astronomical data for 11 Ursae Minoris

Constellation: Ursa Minor
Apparent magnitude: 5.02
Distance: 398.3 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 229.275° · Dec 71.824°
Catalogue: HIP 74793 · HD 136726

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Other stars in Ursa Minor

Ursa Minor has 25 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 25 stars in Ursa Minor