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Tania Borealis - λ Ursae Majoris (lambda Ursae Majoris)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 33.47°   Az: 61.51°   Direction: East-North-East

Tania Borealis, also designated as λ Ursae Majoris (lambda Ursae Majoris), is a sub-giant star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

Tania Borealis visual magnitude is 3.45. Because of its moderate brightness, Tania Borealis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of Tania Borealis - λ Ursae Majoris (lambda Ursae Majoris) star
DSS2 image of Tania Borealis. The red arrow shows the motion of Tania Borealis during the next 1000 years (-2.73 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.63 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 18m 35s
+42° 47’ 24”
18h 10m 01s
04h 28m 36s

J2000

10h 17m 05s
+42° 54’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

175.87°
55.09°

Finder Chart

Finder chart Tania Borealis - λ Ursae Majoris (lambda Ursae Majoris) star
Simplified finder chart for Tania Borealis - λ Ursae Majoris (lambda Ursae Majoris).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.45
Sub-giant

0.38
A2IV
9766K

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

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of Tania Borealis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Tania Borealis is distant 134.32 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

41.20
134.32
18 km/s
-0.164 arcsec/y
-0.038"/y

Alternative Designations

Tania Borealis
λ Ursae Majoris
(lambda Ursae Majoris)
33 Ursae Majoris
SAO43268
SAO43268

Visibility from Your Location

Tania Borealis - λ Ursae Majoris (lambda Ursae Majoris) is circumpolar and transits at 10:19 UTC (altitude: 81.3°)