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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Theta Ursae Majoris
Flamsteed Number	25 Ursae Majoris
HR (BSC)	3775
HD	82328
Constellation	Ursa Major
Right Ascension	9h 32m 51s
Declination	+51° 40' 38"
Distance	44 light years 13 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +3.18 Absolute: +2.53
Spectral Class	F6IV bright yellow subgiant
Optimum Visibility	February / March (Usually visible from northern latitudes)

The fainter star to the northeast of Theta Ursae Majoris is 26 Ursae Majoris, a fourth-magnitude white star that is actually some ten times more luminous than Theta, but nearly six times more distant from Earth. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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