Its apparent visual magnitude is 5.95,[2] which indicates it is near the lower limit on visibility to the naked eye.
The distance to this star, as estimated from its annual parallax shift of 9.57 mas,[1] is 341 light years.
It is a suspected member of the Ursa Major Moving Group, although King et al. (2003) list it as a probable non-member.
[8] The brighter component is a confirmed Am star[9] with a stellar classification of kA3hA7VmA9.
It is radiating 40[2] times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 8,073 K.[6] As of 2015, the magnitude 12.48 companion star is located at an angular separation of 20.5″ along a position angle of 3° from the primary.