Star · K0III
27 UMa
27 UMa is a giant star of spectral type K0III in the constellation Ursa Major, 477.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 47654 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | 477.1 light-years (146.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.15 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −0.68 |
| Spectral type | K0III |
| Surface temperature | 4,670 K |
| Luminosity | 260 L☉ |
| Radius | 24.6 R☉ |
| Mass | 4.45 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 42m 57.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +72° 15′ 09″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 32.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.15). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 18° S. North of latitude 18° 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 1549. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 8.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 27 UMa, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.66, 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.