- Kappa Ursae Majoris
Starbox short
name=κ Ursae Majoris
epoch=J2000.0
constell=Ursa Major
ra=09h 03m 37.5s
dec=+47° 09' 24"
spectral=A0IV-V + A0V
appmag_v=+3.57
dist_ly=423 ± 46
dist_pc=130 ± 14
names=12 Ursae Majoris, HR 3594,
HD 77327, BD+47 1633,
FK5 341, HIP 44471,
SAO 42661, GC 12503,
ADS 7158, CCDM 09036+4709Kappa Ursae Majoris (κ UMa / κ Ursae Majoris) is a
binary star in theconstellation Ursa Major . It is approximately 423light years fromEarth and has the traditional names Talitha Australis, Al Kaprah, and Alphikra Australis.Both components of the binary star are a white A-type main sequence dwarfs. They have
apparent magnitude s of +4.2 and +4.4, which gives the system a combinedapparent magnitude of +3.57. The orbital period of the binary is 36 or 74 years, and the two stars are separated by 0.13arcsecond s.
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