Star · G8II
56 UMa
56 UMa is a bright giant star of spectral type G8II in the constellation Ursa Major, 554.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 55560 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | 554.6 light-years (170.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.99 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.16 |
| Spectral type | G8II |
| Surface temperature | 4,750 K |
| Luminosity | 390 L☉ |
| Radius | 29.2 R☉ |
| Mass | 4.99 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 22m 49.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +43° 28′ 58″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 29.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.99). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 47° S. North of latitude 47° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1471. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 9.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 56 UMa, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.98, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Grus. 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.