Sigma1 Ursae Majoris
Sigma1 Ursae Majoris (σ1 UMa) is the Bayer designation for a solitary star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. With an apparent visual magnitude of 5.14 it is faintly visible to the naked eye on dark nights. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 6.26 mas, it is located roughly 520 light years from the Sun. At that distance, the visual magnitude of the star is diminished by an extinction factor of 0.06 due to interstellar dust.
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 09h 08m 23.49946s |
| Declination | +66° 52′ 23.6492″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.14 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | K5 III |
| U−B color index | +1.80 |
| B−V color index | +1.52 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 14.60±0.19 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −22.68 mas/yr Dec.: −40.11 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 6.26 ± 0.30 mas |
| Distance | 520 ± 20 ly (160 ± 8 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.93 |
| Details | |
| Radius | 46 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 560±20 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 1.66 cgs |
| Temperature | 3,940 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.23 dex |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
This is an evolved K-type giant star with a stellar classification of K5 III. It is a suspected variable with an amplitude of 0.03 magnitude. The measured angular diameter of the star after correcting for limb darkening is 2.67±0.04 mas, which, at the estimated distance of this star, yields a physical size of about 46 times the radius of the Sun. The star is radiating around 560 times the solar luminosity from its outer atmosphere at an effective temperature of 3,940 K.