Tania Borealis - λ Ursae Majoris (lambda Ursae Majoris)

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 27.82° Az: 55.23° Direction: 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

Right Ascension 10h 18m 37s

Declination +42° 47’ 13”

Hour Angle 17h 27m 26s

Sidereal Time 03h 46m 04s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 17m 05s

Declination +42° 54’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 175.87°

Galactic Latitude 55.09°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.45

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 0.38

Spectral Type A2IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.03

Temperature 9766K

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

Distance (parsec) 41.20

Distance (light year) 134.32

Radial Speed 18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.164 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.038"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Tania Borealis

Bayer designation λ Ursae Majoris
(lambda Ursae Majoris)

Flamsteed designation 33 Ursae Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD89021

SAO Catalogue SAO43268

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP50372

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+43 2005

FK5 Catalogue 383

Visibility from Your Location

Tania Borealis - λ Ursae Majoris (lambda Ursae Majoris) is circumpolar and transits at 18:27 UTC (altitude: 81.3°)

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Other stars in Ursa Major

Tania Borealis - λ Ursae Majoris (lambda Ursae Majoris)

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Other stars in Ursa Major

Tania Borealis - λ Ursae Majoris (lambda Ursae Majoris)

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

J2000

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Alternative Designations

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