Eta Ursae Minoris (HIP 79822), a yellow-white main-sequence star in Stars

Eta Ursae Minoris (HIP 79822) is a yellow-white main-sequence star (F2V) in Stars, 97 light years from Earth at magnitude 4.95.

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Eta Ursae Minoris (HIP 79822)

Eta Ursae Minoris is a yellow-white main-sequence star in the constellation Stars. At 97 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 4.95. Iron abundance: -0.04 (91% of the Sun). Galactic velocity: 39.8 km/s. Galactic orbit: 21,650 26,370 light years from galactic center.

Sky position: RA 16h 17m, Dec +75° 45.3'

Spectral type: F2V

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