How to see it
81 UMa has a visual magnitude of about 5.59: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 81 UMa: right ascension 13h 34m 7s, declination +55° 20′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).
Catalog context
81 UMa. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66198, HD 118214, Gaia DR3 1562168842092340352. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1562168842092340352
- HIP
- 66198
- HD
- 118214
- gaia_dr3
- 1562168842092340352
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 81 UMa
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.59