36 Ursae Majoris (HIP 51459), a yellow-white main-sequence star in Stars

36 Ursae Majoris (HIP 51459) is a yellow-white main-sequence star (F8V) in Stars, 42 light years from Earth at magnitude 4.82.

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36 Ursae Majoris (HIP 51459)

36 Ursae Majoris is a yellow-white main-sequence star in the constellation Stars. At 42 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 4.82. Iron abundance: -0.11 (78% of the Sun). Galactic velocity: 14.0 km/s. Galactic orbit: 24,158 31,181 light years from galactic center.

Sky position: RA 10h 30m, Dec +55° 58.8'

Spectral type: F8V

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