How to see it
61 UMa has a visual magnitude of about 5.11: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 61 UMa: right ascension 11h 41m 3s, declination +34° 11′ 60″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).
Catalog context
61 UMa. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56997, HD 101501, Gaia DR3 4025850731201819392. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4025850731201819392
- HIP
- 56997
- HD
- 101501
- gaia_dr3
- 4025850731201819392
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 61 UMa
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.11