Star · K5III
70 UMa
70 UMa is a giant star of spectral type K5III in the constellation Ursa Major, 586.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 60212 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | 586.5 light-years (179.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.54 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −0.73 |
| Spectral type | K5III |
| Surface temperature | 3,870 K |
| Luminosity | 563 L☉ |
| Radius | 52.9 R☉ |
| Mass | 5.55 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 20m 50.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +57° 51′ 51″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 86.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.54). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 32° S. North of latitude 32° 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 1440. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 10 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 70 UMa, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 11.10, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Tucana. 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.