Star · G0V
Alula Australis
Alula Australis is a main-sequence star of spectral type G0V in the constellation Ursa Major, 34.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | ξ UMa · Gl 423A |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | 34.0 light-years (10.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.33 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.24 |
| Spectral type | G0V |
| Surface temperature | 6,010 K |
| Luminosity | 1.8 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.24 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.16 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 18m 10.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +31° 31′ 45″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 39.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.33). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 58° S. North of latitude 58° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1992. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 603 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Alula Australis, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.92, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Sculptor. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.