Zeta Ursae Minoris

Starbox short
name=ζ Ursae Minoris
epoch=J2000.0
constell=Ursa Minor
ra=15^h 44^m 03.5^s
dec=+77° 47' 40"
spectral=A3Vn
appmag_v=+4.29
dist_ly=376 ± 20
dist_pc=115 ± 6
names=16 Ursae Minoris, HR 5903,
HD 142105, BD+78 527,
FK5 590, HIP 77055,
SAO 8328, GC 21243

Zeta Ursae Minoris (ζ UMi / ζ Ursae Minoris) is a star in the constellation Ursa Minor. It also has the traditional name Alifa al Farkadain.

Zeta Ursae Minoris is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.32. It is approximately 376 light years from Earth.

Despite its classification as a dwarf star, Zeta UMi is 3.4 times the mass of the sun and its luminosity is about 200 solar luminosities. At a surface temperature of 8700 kelvins, this star is actually on the verge of becoming a giant star. Zeta UMi may also be a variable of the delta scuti type.