How to see it
3 UMi has a visual magnitude of about 6.41: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 3 UMi: right ascension 14h 6m 56s, declination +74° 35′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
3 UMi. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68956, HD 124063, Gaia DR3 1712013379100616192. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1712013379100616192
- HIP
- 68956
- HD
- 124063
- gaia_dr3
- 1712013379100616192
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 3 UMi
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1712013379100616192
- HD 124063
- HIP 68956
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.41