Chalawan - 47 Ursae Majoris

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 66.47° Az: 106.51° Direction: East-South-East

Chalawan, also designated as 47 Ursae Majoris , is a main-sequence star of spectral class G1 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

Chalawan visual magnitude is 5.05. Because of its faintness, Chalawan is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of Chalawan - 47 Ursae Majoris star

DSS2 image of Chalawan. The red arrow shows the motion of Chalawan during the next 1000 years (-5.28 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.95 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 00m 54s

Declination +40° 17’ 34”

Hour Angle 21h 59m 31s

Sidereal Time 09h 00m 25s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 59m 27s

Declination +40° 25’ 49”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 175.78°

Galactic Latitude 63.37°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.05

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 4.31

Spectral Type G1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.61

Temperature 5929K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where Chalawan is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of Chalawan. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Chalawan is distant 45.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 14.08

Distance (light year) 45.89

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.317 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.057"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Chalawan

Flamsteed designation 47 Ursae Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD95128

SAO Catalogue SAO43557

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP53721

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+41 2147

Gliese Catalogue Gl 407

FK5 Catalogue 1282

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Chalawan - 47 Ursae Majoris is circumpolar and transits at 15:18 UTC (altitude: 78.8°)

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Alternative Designations

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