[6] It has a stellar classification of A3 V,[3] which means it is an A-type main sequence star that is generating energy at its core through the nuclear fusion of hydrogen.

[6] This star has an excess emission of infrared radiation, indicating the presence of circumstellar matter.

This radius is unusually small for the estimated age of the disk, which may be explained by drag from the Poynting–Robertson effect causing the dust to spiral inward.

The space velocity components of Delta Ursae Majoris in the galactic coordinate system are [U, V, W] = [+15.35, +1.17, –11.52] km s−1.

[16] USS Megrez (AK-126) was a United States Navy Crater class cargo ship named after the star.