Star · K5III
17 UMa
17 UMa is a giant star of spectral type K5III in the constellation Ursa Major, 726.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 45455 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | 726.2 light-years (222.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.28 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.46 |
| Spectral type | K5III |
| Surface temperature | 3,690 K |
| Luminosity | 1,380 L☉ |
| Radius | 90.8 R☉ |
| Mass | 7.17 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 15m 49.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +56° 44′ 29″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 51.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.28). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 33° S. North of latitude 33° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1300. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 13 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 17 UMa, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 11.57, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Indus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.