Upsilon Ursae Majoris

Starbox short
name=υ Ursae Majoris
epoch=J2000.0
constell=Ursa Major
ra=09^h 50^m 59.4^s
dec=+59° 02' 19"
spectral=F2IV
appmag_v=+3.78
dist_ly=115 ± 3
dist_pc=35 ± 1
names=29 Ursae Majoris, HR 3888,
HD 84999, BD+59 1268,
FK5 368, HIP 48319,
SAO 27401, GC 13540,
ADS 7534, CCDM 09510+5902

Upsilon Ursae Majoris (υ UMa / υ Ursae Majoris) is a binary star in the constellation Ursa Major. It is approximately 115 light years from Earth.

The primary component, Upsilon Ursae Majoris A, is a yellow-white F-type subgiant with a mean apparent magnitude of +3.78. It is classified as a Delta Scuti type variable star and its brightness varies from magnitude +3.68 to +3.86 with a period of 3.18 hours. The companion, Upsilon Ursae Majoris B is a magnitude +11.5 star, 11.3 arcseconds away from the primary.