How to see it
68 UMa has a visual magnitude of about 5.77: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 68 UMa: right ascension 12h 11m 45s, declination +57° 3′ 16″ (J2000), on the celestial sphere.
Catalog context
68 UMa. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59458, HD 106002, Gaia DR3 1575251587353474944.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1575251587353474944
- HIP
- 59458
- HD
- 106002
- gaia_dr3
- 1575251587353474944
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 68 UMa
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.77