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36 Ursae Majoris is a double star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. With an apparent visual magnitude of 4.82 it can be seen with the naked eye in suitable dark skies. Based upon parallax measurements this star lies at a distance of 41.7 light-years (12.8 parsecs) from Earth.This star is a solar analog—meaning it has physical properties that make it similar to the Sun. It has 12% more mass and a radius 15% larger than the Sun with an estimated age of 2.7 billion years.