main-sequence star · A7V
Talitha
Talitha is a blue-white main-sequence star (spectral type A7V) about 48 light-years away. With an apparent magnitude of 3.13 it is easy to see even from a city.
A star at the paw of the Great Bear.
Its light output is roughly 10 times that of the Sun (a rough estimate in visible light, calculated from brightness and distance).
From Germany (52° N) it never sets: it stays above the horizon all year.
Key facts
- Distance
- ≈ 48 light-years
- Spectral type
- A7V (main-sequence star)
- Colour
- Blue-white
- Apparent magnitude
- 3.13 mag
- Luminosity
- ≈ 10 × Sun
- Position
- Right ascension 8h 59m, declination 48°
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Data: Hipparcos / HYG catalogue (CC BY-SA 4.0). Luminosity and visibility are calculated estimates.