Mu Ursae Majoris

Ursae Majoris μ (My Ursae Majoris, short μ UMa ) is a star in the constellation Ursa Major. It is a giant of spectral type M0 with an apparent brightness of 3.1 mag. It is approximately 230 light years from the Sun.

The star bears the historical proper names Tania Australis or El Phekrah. The word Tania means "the second (leap of the gazelle ) ," Australis (Latin ) is "south " for.