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), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
68 UMa. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59458, HD 106002, Gaia DR3 1575251587353474944. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1575251587353474944
- HIP
- 59458
- HD
- 106002
- gaia_dr3
- 1575251587353474944
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 68 UMa
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.77