Stars in Ursa Major
The brightest star in Ursa Major is Alioth, at apparent magnitude 1.76 and 83 ly from Earth, one of 101 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 24 of them carrying a name.
Brightest first. A constellation is a direction, not a neighbourhood: these stars share a patch of sky as seen from Earth and can sit thousands of light-years apart. The known worlds in this direction →
| # | Star | Magnitude | Distance | Class | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alioth | 1.76 | 82.6 ly | A0p | ~10,408 K |
| 2 | Dubhe | 1.81 | 123 ly | F7V comp | ~4,601 K |
| 3 | Alkaid | 1.85 | 104 ly | B3V SB | ~11,556 K |
| 4 | Mizar | 2.04 | 82.9 ly | Blue-white multiple star | 9,000 K |
| 5 | Merak | 2.34 | 79.7 ly | A1V | ~9,731 K |
| 6 | Phecda | 2.41 | 83.2 ly | A0V SB | ~9,608 K |
| 7 | Psi UMa | 3.00 | 145 ly | K1III | ~4,422 K |
| 8 | Tania Australis | 3.06 | 230 ly | M0III SB | ~3,645 K |
| 9 | Talitha | 3.12 | 47.3 ly | A7IV | ~7,989 K |
| 10 | Theta UMa | 3.17 | 44.0 ly | F6IV | ~6,504 K |
| 11 | Megrez | 3.32 | 80.5 ly | A3Vvar | ~9,256 K |
| 12 | Muscida | 3.35 | 179 ly | G4II-III | ~5,117 K |
| 13 | omi UMa | 3.35 | 179 ly | G4 II-III | 5,075 K |
| 14 | Tania Borealis | 3.45 | 138 ly | A2IV | ~9,777 K |
| 15 | Alula Borealis | 3.49 | 399 ly | K3III SB | ~3,950 K |
| 16 | Alkaphrah | 3.57 | 358 ly | A1Vn | ~10,039 K |
| 17 | 23 UMa | 3.65 | 77.7 ly | F0IV | ~7,101 K |
| 18 | Taiyangshou | 3.69 | 184 ly | K0III | ~4,346 K |
| 19 | Upsilon UMa | 3.78 | 116 ly | F0IV | ~7,520 K |
| 20 | Alcor | 3.99 | 81.7 ly | A5V SB | ~8,411 K |
| 21 | Alula Australis | 4.33 | 34.0 ly | G0 Ve | ~6,007 K |
| 22 | 15 UMa | 4.46 | 94.0 ly | Am | ~7,539 K |
| 23 | 26 UMa | 4.47 | 262 ly | A2V | ~9,800 K |
| 24 | 4 UMa | 4.58 | 240 ly | K1 III | 4,415 K |
| 25 | Alula Australis B | 4.80 | 34.0 ly | G0 Ve | – |
| 26 | Chalawan | 5.03 | 45.9 ly | G0V | ~5,875 K |
| 27 | 47 UMa | 5.03 | 45.0 ly | G0V | 5,872 K |
| 28 | HD 81688 | 5.40 | 280 ly | K0 III-IV | 4,797 K |
| 29 | Intercrus | 5.40 | 280 ly | K0III-IV | ~4,760 K |
| 30 | HD 99283 | 5.73 | 362 ly | K0 III | 4,886 K |
| 31 | HD 89744 | 5.73 | 126 ly | F7 V | 6,291 K |
| 32 | Groombridge 1830 | 6.42 | 29.7 ly | G8Vp | ~5,423 K |
| 33 | HD 96127 | 7.41 | 1,917 ly | K2 III | 3,943 K |
| 34 | Lalande 21185 | 7.49 | 18.5 ly | M1.5 V | 3,719 K |
| 35 | HD 99706 | 7.65 | 478 ly | K0 | 4,891 K |
| 36 | GJ 338 B | 7.70 | 20.7 ly | M0 V | 4,014 K |
| 37 | HD 102956 | 7.86 | 398 ly | G5 | 4,985 K |
| 38 | Aniara | 7.86 | 412 ly | K0III | ~4,813 K |
| 39 | HD 118203 | 8.05 | 301 ly | K0 IV | 5,742 K |
| 40 | Liesma | 8.05 | 289 ly | K0 | ~5,605 K |
| 41 | HD 95127 | 8.15 | 2,207 ly | K0 | 4,218 K |
| 42 | HD 68988 | 8.20 | 198 ly | G2 V | 5,932 K |
| 43 | Nasti | 8.20 | 178 ly | G0 | ~5,771 K |
| 44 | TOI-1776 | 8.26 | 146 ly | G-type | 5,785 K |
| 45 | GJ 414 A | 8.31 | 38.8 ly | K7 V | 4,120 K |
| 46 | KELT-24 | 8.34 | 315 ly | F7 | 6,426 K |
| 47 | HD 96992 | 8.57 | 1,292 ly | K0 | 4,725 K |
| 48 | HIP 57274 | 8.97 | 84.3 ly | K4 V | 4,510 K |
| 49 | TOI-1799 | 8.98 | 203 ly | G-type | 5,690 K |
| 50 | HD 77946 | 8.99 | 324 ly | F5 | 6,007 K |
| 51 | HIP 48714 | 8.99 | 34.3 ly | M0.5 Ve | 4,016 K |
| 52 | HD 80606 | 9.06 | 217 ly | G5 | 5,565 K |
| 53 | TOI-1777 | 9.31 | 260 ly | G-type | 5,859 K |
| 54 | BD+60 1417 | 9.37 | 147 ly | K0 | 4,993 K |
| 55 | TOI-1451 | 9.58 | 300 ly | G-type | 5,801 K |
| 56 | HD 238090 | 9.71 | 49.7 ly | M0.0 V | 3,933 K |
| 57 | TOI-1824 | 9.72 | 194 ly | K-type | 5,165 K |
| 58 | TOI-5726 | 9.74 | 355 ly | G-type | 5,874 K |
| 59 | HAT-P-22 | 9.76 | 267 ly | G5 V | 5,302 K |
| 60 | HIP 55507 | 9.80 | 83.1 ly | M0 | 4,171 K |
| 61 | Gl 378 | 10.03 | 48.8 ly | M1 | 3,879 K |
| 62 | HD 233832 | 10.15 | 192 ly | G0 | 4,981 K |
| 63 | KELT-18 | 10.16 | 1,048 ly | F4 V | 6,670 K |
| 64 | HD 233604 | 10.29 | 2,763 ly | K5 | 4,791 K |
| 65 | TOI-1768 | 10.42 | 514 ly | G-type | 5,994 K |
| 66 | HAT-P-13 | 10.42 | 805 ly | G4 | 5,653 K |
| 67 | TOI-1279 | 10.71 | 349 ly | G-type | 5,457 K |
| 68 | TOI-5624 | 10.81 | 332 ly | G-type | 5,327 K |
| 69 | TOI-1268 | 10.92 | 357 ly | K1-K2 | 5,300 K |
| 70 | TOI-1273 | 10.98 | 578 ly | G-type | 5,690 K |
| 71 | TOI-1199 | 11.09 | 810 ly | G-type | 5,710 K |
| 72 | TOI-1194 | 11.30 | 488 ly | G-type | 5,394 K |
| 73 | HAT-P-21 | 11.46 | 904 ly | G3 | 5,588 K |
| 74 | TOI-1235 | 11.49 | 129 ly | M0.5 V | 3,997 K |
| 75 | TOI-5704 | 11.53 | 292 ly | K-type | 4,590 K |
| 76 | G 196-3 | 11.67 | 71.1 ly | M-type | 3,517 K |
| 77 | Qatar-8 | 11.71 | 918 ly | G0 V | 5,738 K |
| 78 | TOI-5599 | 11.78 | 1,787 ly | F-type | 6,137 K |
| 79 | TIC 86380416 | 11.84 | 798 ly | G-type | 5,724 K |
| 80 | HAT-P-3 | 11.86 | 439 ly | K1 | 5,185 K |
| 81 | TOI-3807 | 11.86 | 1,376 ly | G-type | 5,772 K |
| 82 | TOI-1803 | 11.87 | 389 ly | K-type | 4,687 K |
| 83 | TOI-1260 | 11.92 | 240 ly | K6 V | 4,227 K |
| 84 | GJ 1148 | 11.94 | 35.9 ly | M5 | 3,287 K |
| 85 | TOI-4427 | 11.98 | 647 ly | G-type | 5,347 K |
| 86 | TOI-3894 | 11.99 | 1,361 ly | F-type | 6,000 K |
| 87 | TOI-5605 | 12.07 | 310 ly | K-type | 4,584 K |
| 88 | TOI-3877 | 12.21 | 1,610 ly | G-type | 5,731 K |
| 89 | TOI-6393 | 12.51 | 607 ly | K-type | 5,008 K |
| 90 | KPS-1 | 12.97 | 857 ly | K1 V | 5,165 K |
| 91 | TOI-2068 | 13.01 | 173 ly | K-type | 3,710 K |
| 92 | HAT-P-66 | 13.01 | 3,051 ly | G0 | 6,002 K |
| 93 | TOI-1243 | 13.43 | 141 ly | M2.0 V | 3,515 K |
| 94 | GJ 1151 | 13.76 | 26.2 ly | M 4.5V | 3,280 K |
| 95 | TIC 88692598 | 13.95 | 240 ly | M-type | 3,483 K |
| 96 | Qatar-9 | 14.02 | 697 ly | K5 V | 4,309 K |
| 97 | TIC 153919886 | 14.41 | 432 ly | K-type | 4,137 K |
| 98 | TOI-3785 | 14.60 | 260 ly | M2 V | 3,576 K |
| 99 | GJ 3512 | 15.18 | 30.9 ly | M5.5 V | 3,141 K |
| 100 | TOI-5713 | 15.36 | 133 ly | M3.5+/-0.5 | 3,225 K |
| 101 | TOI-5573 | 15.51 | 608 ly | K-type | 3,790 K |
Common questions
What is the brightest star in Ursa Major?
The brightest star in Ursa Major is Alioth, at apparent magnitude 1.76 and 83 ly from Earth, one of 101 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 24 of them carrying a name.
What is the nearest star in Ursa Major?
The nearest of them is Lalande 21185, 19 ly away.