How to see it
20 UMi has a visual magnitude of about 5.97: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 20 UMi: right ascension 16h 12m 32s, declination +75° 12′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
20 UMi. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79420, HD 147142, Gaia DR3 1702919077909941248. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1702919077909941248
- HIP
- 79420
- HD
- 147142
- gaia_dr3
- 1702919077909941248
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 20 UMi
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1702919077909941248
- HD 147142
- HIP 79420
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.97