Sigma-2 Ursae Majoris (HIP 45038), a yellow-white main-sequence star in Stars

Sigma-2 Ursae Majoris (HIP 45038) is a yellow-white main-sequence star (F7V) in Stars, 66 light years from Earth at magnitude 4.80.

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Sigma-2 Ursae Majoris (HIP 45038)

Sigma-2 Ursae Majoris is a yellow-white main-sequence star in the constellation Stars. At 66 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 4.80. Iron abundance: 0.01 (102% of the Sun). Galactic velocity: 9.7 km/s. Galactic orbit: 23,500 27,727 light years from galactic center.

Sky position: RA 9h 10m, Dec +67° 8.1'

Spectral type: F7V

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