Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Ursa Major |
Right ascension | 13h 40m 44.27274s [2] |
Declination | +54° 40′ 53.8860″ [2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.69 - 4.75 [3] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | M2 III [4] |
B−V color index | +1.630±0.006 [5] |
Variable type | SRb [3] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | −18.61±0.20 [6] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −19.418 mas/yr [2] Dec.: −10.63 mas/yr [2] |
Parallax (π) | 5.5963 ± 0.1399 mas [2] |
Distance | 580 ± 10 ly (179 ± 4 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −1.39 [5] |
Details | |
Mass | 1.1 [7] M☉ |
Radius | 83.3±3.1 [8] R☉ |
Luminosity | 1,250 [9] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 1.06±0.16 [10] cgs |
Temperature | 3,705±16 [10] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.1±0.08 [10] dex |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
83 Ursae Majoris is a candidate binary star [12] system in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. It is a semiregular variable star, and it has been given the variable star designation IQ Ursae Majoris. It ranges in brightness from apparent visual magnitude 4.69 to 4.75, making it visible to the naked eye under good observing conditions. [3] Percy and Au (1994) identified it as a small amplitude red variable with an irregular behavior, having a characteristic time scale of 20 days. [13] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 5.60 mas , [2] it is located roughly 580 light years from the Sun. The system is moving closer with a heliocentric radial velocity of −18.6 [6] km/s.
The visible component is an evolved red giant with a stellar classification of M2 III. [4] It is a marginal barium star, showing an enhanced abundance of s-process elements in its outer atmosphere. This material may have been acquired during a previous mass transfer from a now white dwarf companion, or self-enriched by a dredge-up during the asymptotic giant branch process. [14]
Alioth, also called Epsilon Ursae Majoris, is a star in the northern constellation of Ursa Major. The designation is Latinised from ε Ursae Majoris and abbreviated Epsilon UMa or ε UMa. Despite being designated "ε" (epsilon), it is the brightest star in the constellation and at magnitude 1.77 is the thirty-third brightest star in the sky.
Psi Ursae Majoris is a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. It has an apparent visual magnitude of +3.01, making it a third magnitude star and one of the brighter members of the constellation. Parallax measurements place it at a distance of 140 light-years from Earth. This is sufficiently close that the magnitude of the star is only reduced by 0.05 due to extinction. In Chinese astronomy, Psi Ursae Majoris is called Tien Tsan or Ta Tsun, "Extremely Honorable". The name was possibly derived from the word 太尊, Pinyin: Tàizūn, meaning Royals, because this star stands alone as the only member of the Royals asterism within the Purple Forbidden enclosure.
Omicron Ursae Majoris, formally named Muscida, is a star system in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. It has an apparent visual magnitude of +3.35 and is located at a distance of around 179 light-years from the Sun. In 2012, an exoplanet designated Omicron Ursae Majoris Ab was found to be orbiting the primary.
Nu Ursae Majoris, formally named Alula Borealis, is a double star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. At an apparent visual magnitude of +3.490, it is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. Based upon parallax measurements, the distance to ν Ursae Majoris is about 399 light-years. At such distance, its apparent brightness is diminished by 0.48 magnitudes due to interveining gas and dust.
Upsilon Ursae Majoris, Latinized from υ Ursae Majoris, is a binary star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +3.79. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 13.24 mas, it is located roughly 246 light-years from the Sun.
Omega Ursae Majoris is a binary star system in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.61. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 13.24 mas, it is roughly 246 light years from the Sun. At that distance, the visual magnitude of the star is diminished by an extinction factor of 0.11 due to interstellar dust.
Tau Ursae Majoris (τ UMa) is the Bayer designation for a binary star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. It is visible to the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of 4.66. With an annual parallax shift of 25.82 mas, it is located about 126 light years from the Sun. At that distance, the visual magnitude is diminished by an extinction factor of 0.19 due to interstellar dust.
Rho Ursae Majoris (ρ UMa) is the Bayer designation for a solitary star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.74. The distance to this star, based upon an annual parallax shift of 10.37 mas, is around 315 light years.
8 Andromedae, abbreviated 8 And, is a probable triple star system in the northern constellation of Andromeda. 8 Andromedae is the Flamsteed designation. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.82. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 5.7 mas, it is located about 570 light years from the Earth. It is moving closer with a heliocentric radial velocity of −8 km/s.
Sigma Canis Majoris, also named Unurgunite, is a variable star in the southern constellation of Canis Major. It is approximately 1,290 light-years from the Sun and has an average apparent visual magnitude of +3.41.
10 Canis Majoris is a single variable star in the southern constellation of Canis Major, located roughly 1,980 light years away from the Sun. It has the variable star designation FT Canis Majoris; 10 Canis Majoris is the Flamsteed designation. This body is visible to the naked eye as a faint, blue-white hued star with a baseline apparent visual magnitude of 5.23. It is moving away from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of +34 km/s.
Gliese 412 is a pair of stars that share a common proper motion through space and are thought to form a binary star system. The pair have an angular separation of 31.4″ at a position angle of 126.1°. They are located 15.8 light-years distant from the Sun in the constellation Ursa Major. Both components are relatively dim red dwarf stars.
36 Ursae Majoris is a double star in the northern constellation of Ursa Major. With an apparent visual magnitude of 4.8, it can be seen with the naked eye in suitable dark skies. Based upon parallax measurements, this binary lies at a distance of 42 light-years from Earth.
S Antliae is a W Ursae Majoris-type eclipsing binary star in Antlia.
HD 118508 is a suspected variable star in the northern constellation of Boötes. Its apparent magnitude may vary with an amplitude of 0.04, discovered during a search for small-amplitude red variables. It is a red giant about 552 light years away.
24 Scorpii is a star that was originally placed by John Flamsteed within the constellation of Scorpius but in now placed within the southeastern constellation of Ophiuchus. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, yellow-hued point of light with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.91. Based on the trigonometric parallax published in Gaia Data Release 2, the star lies approximately 121 parsecs or 390 light years away. It is positioned near the ecliptic and thus is subject to lunar occultations.
15 Ursae Majoris is a star in the northern circumpolar constellation Ursa Major, located 94 light-years away from the Sun. It has the Bayer designation f Ursae Majoris; 15 Ursae Majoris is the Flamsteed designation. It is visible to the naked eye as a white-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.46. 15 Ursae Majoris is a suspected member of the Castor stellar kinematic group, a 200-million-year-old association of co-moving stars.
24 Ursae Majoris is a variable star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major, located 101.5 light-years from the Sun. It has the variable star designation DK Ursae Majoris and the Bayer designation d Ursae Majoris; 24 Ursae Majoris is the Flamsteed designation. This object is visible to the naked eye as a faint, yellow-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.54. It is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −27 km/s, and is expected to come as close as 51 light-years in around 879,000 years.
65 Ursae Majoris, abbreviated as 65 UMa, is a star system in the constellation of Ursa Major. With a combined apparent magnitude of about 6.5, it is at the limit of human eyesight and is just barely visible to the naked eye in ideal conditions. It is about 760 light years away from Earth.
TU Ursae Majoris is a variable star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. It is classified as a Bailey-type 'ab' RR Lyrae variable with a period of 0.557648 days that ranges in brightness from apparent visual magnitude of 9.26 down to 10.24. The distance to this star is approximately 2,090 light years based on parallax measurements. It is located near the north galactic pole at a distance that indicates this is a member of the galactic halo.
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