How to see it
18 UMa has a visual magnitude of about 4.75: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 18 UMa: right ascension 9h 16m 11s, declination +54° 1′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
18 UMa. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45493, HD 79439, Gaia DR3 1022858010710856576. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1022858010710856576
- HIP
- 45493
- HD
- 79439
- gaia_dr3
- 1022858010710856576
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 18 UMa
Also known as
- GJ 3541
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1022858010710856576
- HD 79439
- HIP 45493
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.75