Star · F6IV
θ UMa
θ UMa is a subgiant star of spectral type F6IV in the constellation Ursa Major, 44.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | Gl 354A · HIP 46853 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | 44.2 light-years (13.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 3.17 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.51 |
| Spectral type | F6IV |
| Surface temperature | 6,500 K |
| Luminosity | 8.47 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.29 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.71 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 32m 51.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +51° 40′ 38″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 71.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 3.17). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 38° S. North of latitude 38° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1982. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 784 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around θ UMa, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.49, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Indus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 354B 0.00 light-years
- GJ 3586 4.52 light-years
- CWISEP J094005.50+523359.2 5.52 light-years
- SDSSp J085758.45+570851.4 5.82 light-years
- WISE J092055.40+453856.3 6.14 light-years
- Gl 331B 6.46 light-years
- Gl 331C 6.46 light-years
- Talitha 6.46 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.