Star · F4V
62 UMa
62 UMa is a main-sequence star of spectral type F4V in the constellation Ursa Major, 136.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 57029 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | 136.9 light-years (42.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.73 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.62 |
| Spectral type | F4V |
| Surface temperature | 6,670 K |
| Luminosity | 7.65 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.07 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.66 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 41m 34.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +31° 44′ 46″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 77.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.73). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 58° S. North of latitude 58° 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 1889. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 62 UMa, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.94, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Sculptor. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 56186 6.89 light-years
- HIP 55717 11.6 light-years
- HIP 55192 16.1 light-years
- HIP 58019 17.2 light-years
- TOI-5730 18.1 light-years
- SDSS J113148.24+245848.8 18.1 light-years
- HIP 57112 18.7 light-years
- HIP 58369 19.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.