How to see it
8Rho UMa has a visual magnitude of about 3.80: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 8Rho UMa: right ascension 9h 2m 33s, declination +67° 37′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
8Rho UMa. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44390, HD 76827, Gaia DR3 1117104986348319232. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1117104986348319232
- HIP
- 44390
- HD
- 76827
- gaia_dr3
- 1117104986348319232
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 8Rho UMa
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1117104986348319232
- HD 76827
- HIP 44390
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.80