23 Ursae Majoris

23 Ursae Majoris
Location of 23 Ursae Majoris (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Ursa Major
Right ascension 09h 31m 31.70873s
Declination +63° 03 42.7013
Apparent magnitude (V) +3.65 / +9.0
Characteristics
Spectral type F0IV
B−V color index 0.360±0.015
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−10.4±0.7 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +107.99 mas/yr
Dec.: + 27.15 mas/yr
Parallax (π)41.99±0.16 mas
Distance77.7 ± 0.3 ly
(23.82 ± 0.09 pc)
Details
23 UMa A
Mass1.862 M
Radius2.90±0.03 R
Luminosity14.8±0.1 L
Temperature6,651±27 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.17 dex
Age1.3 Gyr
Other designations
h UMa, 23 UMa, BD+63°845, FK5 355, GJ 3534, HD 81937, HIP 46733, HR 3757, SAO 14908, CCDM J09315+6303A/B
Database references
SIMBADdata

23 Ursae Majoris, or 23 UMa, is a binary star system in the constellation Ursa Major, located is approximately 77.7 light years from the Sun. It has the Bayer designation h Ursae Majoris; 23 Ursae Majoris is the Flamsteed designation. The system is visible to the naked eye as a yellow-white hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of +3.65. It is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −10 km/s.

The primary component is a yellow-white F-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +3.65. It has 1.9 times the Sun's mass, 2.9 times the Sun's radius and is emitting 15 times the luminosity of the Sun at an effective temperature of 6,651 K. Orbiting at an angular separation of 22.7 arcseconds is the 9th magnitude secondary companion. There is a magnitude +10.5 optical companion at an angular separation of 99.6 arcseconds.