How to see it
23 UMa has a visual magnitude of about 3.58: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 23 UMa: right ascension 9h 31m 32s, declination +63° 3′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
23 UMa. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46733, HD 81937, Gaia DR3 1064092789129355136. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1064092789129355136
- HIP
- 46733
- HD
- 81937
- gaia_dr3
- 1064092789129355136
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 23 UMa
Also known as
- GJ 3559
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1064092789129355136
- HD 81937
- HIP 46733
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.58