How to see it
42 UMa has a visual magnitude of about 5.25: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 42 UMa: right ascension 10h 51m 24s, declination +59° 19′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
42 UMa. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 53064, HD 93875, Gaia DR3 861336454055719680. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 861336454055719680
- HIP
- 53064
- HD
- 93875
- gaia_dr3
- 861336454055719680
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 42 UMa
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 861336454055719680
- HD 93875
- HIP 53064
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.25