α Ursae Majoris is about 123 light years from the Sun. It is a spectroscopic binary made up of the stars "α Ursae Majoris A" and "α Ursae Majoris B". "α Ursae Majoris A" is the primary star, and it is a giant star that has evolved away from the main sequence after consuming the hydrogen at its core. The secondary star, "α Ursae Majoris B", is a main sequence star that has a stellar classification of F0V. It orbits at a mean separation of about 23 astronomical units (AU) and completes an orbit every 44.4 years.