Parallax measurements give an estimated distance of roughly 230 light-years (71 parsecs) from the Sun, with a margin of error of 4%.

[1] Mu Ursae Majoris is an evolved star that is currently in the red giant stage with a stellar classification of M0 IIIab.

[2] It has expanded to 75[10] times the radius of the Sun whilst the outer atmosphere has cooled to an effective temperature of 3,899 K,[6] giving it the orange-red hued glow of an M-type star.

[5] This is a spectroscopic binary star system with a companion a mere 0.2 AU from the primary, assuming a distance of 71 parsecs, with an orbital period of 230 days.

Consequently, the Chinese name for Mu Ursae Majoris itself is 中台二 (Zhōng Tái èr, English: Star of Second Middle Step).