A fifth magnitudestar in Ursa Major, a little to the west of the 'blade' of the Plough (or the 'bowl' of the Big Dipper). 36 Ursae Majoris is a faint neighbour to the much more prominent Merak, the southern of the two Pointerstars and the southwestern star of the Plough. Though 36 Ursae Majoris is much fainter in the sky than Merak, it is only about half as far from Earth (Merak is intrinsically much more luminous than its neighbour, and so appears noticeably brighter despite its greater distance).
Visible in the northeastern (top left) corner of this image of 36 Ursae Majoris is the faint form of the spiral galaxyNGC 3264. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas