Talitha

Also known as ι UMa · HR 3569

Talitha is a double or multiple star in the constellation Ursa Major, about 47.3 light-years from Earth.

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Talitha: a sky-survey photograph of its field — Sky survey view (DSS2 colour, or a backup survey)

Facts

Type	Double or multiple star (spectral type A6)
Constellation	Ursa Major
Position (J2000)	8h 59m 12s, +48° 02′
Distance	47.3 light-years (its light set off about 47.3 years ago)
Brightness	magnitude 3.14 (smaller is brighter; the faintest stars the eye sees are about 6)
Studied in	309 scientific papers (SIMBAD)

When and how to see it

Talitha is highest in the sky at midnight in February. From India (about 20° N) it climbs to about 62° above the horizon; from 50° N, to about 88°. To see it you need the naked eye, even from a town.

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For tonight's best time from your own town, the darkness and the Moon, open it on the map and see its "Tonight from your location" card.

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Data: SIMBAD (CDS, Strasbourg; the site's weekly copy) · Data sources & credits