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42 UMa

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42 UMa has a visual magnitude of about 5.25: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for 42 UMa: right ascension 10h 51m 24s, declination +59° 19′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).

42 UMa. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 53064, HD 93875, Gaia DR3 861336454055719680. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 53064
Right ascension
10h 51m 24s
Declination
+59° 19′ 12″
Magnitude
5.25
Distance
≈ 271 ly
Data: gaia-dr3