How to see it
78 UMa has a visual magnitude of about 4.89: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 78 UMa: right ascension 13h 0m 44s, declination +56° 21′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).
Catalog context
78 UMa. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 63503, HD 113139, Gaia DR3 1576850723937017216. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1576850723937017216
- HIP
- 63503
- HD
- 113139
- gaia_dr3
- 1576850723937017216
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 78 UMa
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.89