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Star 8 Ursae Minoris

Red giant 8 Ursae Minoris is located 532 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class K0, that has 180 % of solar mass. There is at least one exoplanet in this system.
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8 Ursae Minoris

Red giant
Spectral class: K0

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Ascension iconRight ascension: 14h 56m 48.414s
Declination iconDeclination: 74° 54' 3.378'' (northern hemisphere)
Parallax iconParallax: 6.128
Distance iconSun distance: 532.256 ly | 163.2 pc
Star position
The position of a star tells us where it appears in the sky, similar to how we use coordinates like latitude and longitude on Earth. In astronomy, the three main coordinates are right ascension, declination and distance. .. icon More about Star position in StellarGuide

Basic characteristic

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Mass: 180 % M Sun
| 1886 M Jupiter
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Star mass
Mass of the star 8 Ursae Minoris is 1.8 solar masses.

The mass of a star is the total amount of matter it contains. It is one of the most important properties of a star, as it determines almost everything about how the star lives, changes, and dies. In astronomy, star mass is usually measured in solar masses (M☉) — where 1 solar mass is equal to the mass of our Sun... icon More about Star mass in StellarGuide
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Size: 990 % R Sun
| 98.5 R Jupiter
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Star size
Radius of the star 8 Ursae Minoris is 9.9 solar radii.

The size of a star refers to its radius — the distance from its center to its surface. Star size is usually measured in solar radii (R☉), where 1 solar radius equals approximately 696,000 kilometers. Depending on their type and life stage, stars can be much smaller or larger than the Sun... icon More about Star size in StellarGuide
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Temperature: 4847 K | 0.84 T Sun
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Star temperature
Surface temperature of 8 Ursae Minoris is 4847 K, which is 84 % of the temperature on the surface of the Sun.

The temperature of a star refers to the temperature at its surface, also called the photosphere. It is measured in kelvins (K), the standard unit for temperature in astronomy. A star’s temperature tells us a lot about its physical properties and where it stands in its evolutionary stage... icon More about Star temperature in StellarGuide
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Age: 1.7 billions years | 0.37 Sun
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Star age
Star 8 Ursae Minoris is 1.7 billion years old, which is about 0.37 of the Sun's age.

The age of a star tells us how long it has been shining since it formed. Knowing a star’s age helps astronomers understand its life stage, how it has changed over time, and what will happen to it in the future... icon More about Star age in StellarGuide
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Luminosity: 52.9 L Sun
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Star luminosity
Luminosity is the total amount of energy a star gives off every second. Think of it as the star’s true brightness — not just how bright it looks from Earth. This is important because some stars may appear dim simply because they are far away, not because they’re actually faint... icon More about Star luminosity in StellarGuide

Photometry

Magnitude iconApparent magnitude (V): 6.8
Magnitude iconAbsolute magnitude (V): 0.8
Absolute stellar magnitude in different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum from infrared (K band) to ultraviolet (U band).
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K
2.1
H
1.6
J
1.2
Grp
0.8
I
0.8
G
0.6
V
0.5
Gbp
0.5
B
0.4
U
0.3
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8 Ursae Minoris system structure

 8 Ursae Minoris
8 Ursae Minoris b 0.49 AU 416.5 M⊕ 13.7 R⊕ 93.3 days

More about 8 Ursae Minoris

Star 8 Ursae Minoris is is approximately 10 times bigger than the Sun and temperature on its surface is around 4847 K (4574 °C), which is about 84 % of Sun's temperature.
       8 Ursae Minoris can be found in northern celestial hemisphere, you cannot see it with naked eye, but you can observe this star with basic telescope. The star is easily observable from Northern America, Europe and Asia.
Other designations of this star
Baekdu, 8 UMi, HD 133086, HIP 73136, BD+75 547, 2MASS J14564834+7454032, WDS J14568+7454A, Gaia DR3 1700658653802527104, Gaia DR3 1700658653802527104
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Gaia database (Gaia DR3 1700658653802527104)
Archive from the Gaia mission

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is the 8 Ursae Minoris system from the Sun?

The 8 Ursae Minoris system is 532 light years or 163.2 parsecs from the Sun.

What galaxy is the 8 Ursae Minoris star in?

The 8 Ursae Minoris is in the Milky Way galaxy just like the Sun.

How many stars are in the 8 Ursae Minoris system?

The 8 Ursae Minoris is a single star, there are no other known stars in the system.

What type of star is the 8 Ursae Minoris?

The star 8 Ursae Minoris is a Red giant star.

What temperature is star 8 Ursae Minoris?

The star 8 Ursae Minoris has an effective temperature of 4847 K. Find out more about the temperature of stars in Stellar guide
Class of stars Red giant
White dwarfs are the hot, extremely dense stellar remnants left behind by stars that originally had masses between about 0.5 and 8 times the mass of the Sun during their main sequence lifetimes. After exhausting their nuclear fuel, these stars shed their outer layers and leave behind a compact core. Although white dwarfs contain between roughly 0.2 and 1.44 solar masses, this mass is packed into a volume comparable to that of an Earth-sized planet, making them some of the densest objects in the Universe.
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