2026AJ....171..143S


Query : 2026AJ....171..143S

2026AJ....171..143S - Astron. J., 171, 143 (2026/March-0)

A Multimethod Age Determination for the Ursa Major Moving Group.

SHEFFLER J., CLARK M., SOARES-FURTADO M., DISTLER A., NARAYAN R.S., KARCHESKI J. and NORDSIECK K.

Abstract (from CDS):

The Ursa Major Moving Group (UMa) is one of the closest stellar associations, yet its age has remained controversial, with published estimates ranging from 200 Myr to 1 Gyr. We present a comprehensive age analysis using the largest sample of candidate UMa members to date. Using Gaia DR3, we identify 1172 stars within 100 pc of the Sun with 3D kinematic motions consistent with group membership. We determine the age of UMa's dominant population using three independent methods: lithium equivalent widths ($393.{6}_{-80.9}^{+85.1}$ Myr), gyrochronology (428 ± 93 Myr), and photometric variability indicators ($44{9}_{-79}^{+114}$ Myr). The three methods converge on a consistent age of $41{8}_{-34}^{+32}$ Myr. While our kinematic selection includes field stars that share UMa's space motion but are not coeval members, the convergent age determinations clearly identify a dominant population that formed together 400 Myr ago. These stars are important benchmarks for studies of stellar rotation, magnetic activity evolution, and lithium depletion. The presence of systems such as HD 63433, a young multiplanet host within the group, further illustrates the value of UMa as a laboratory for early planetary system evolution. Our expanded catalog of kinematic candidates lays the groundwork for spectroscopic membership confirmation, refined mapping of the group's structure and chemistry, and future investigations of both stellar and planetary evolution at this key epoch.

Abstract Copyright: © 2026. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): Stellar ages - Stellar rotation - Moving clusters - Planet hosting stars - Young star clusters

Simbad objects: 55

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Number of rows : 55
N Identifier Otype ICRS (J2000)
RA
ICRS (J2000)
DEC
Mag U Mag B Mag V Mag R Mag I Sp type #ref
1850 - 2026
#notes
1 HD 7193 PM* 01 12 19.1497574904 +12 16 54.552078660   7.37 6.88     F5 46 0
2 HD 12495 PM* 02 03 49.1731723992 +50 30 02.368346004   8.83 8.25     F8 10 0
3 PHL 1422 WD* 02 39 37.4073877872 -31 49 31.587534084   17.2 17.4     DA 10 0
4 HD 16673 SB* 02 40 12.4210104672 -09 27 10.335330216   6.294 5.790     F8VFe-0.4 262 0
5 HD 22743 ** 03 41 15.9051120912 +45 53 45.017751588           F8 37 0
6 Cl Melotte 22 OpC 03 46 38.0 +24 10 41           ~ 3679 0
7 HD 26913 BY* 04 15 25.7871375264 +06 11 58.751401236 7.790 7.580 6.920 6.554 6.195 G6V 243 0
8 HD 26923 PM* 04 15 28.8004060272 +06 11 12.698572488 6.910 6.860   5.9   G0IV 236 0
9 HD 30110 * 04 48 12.3719298816 +59 14 27.628134540   7.79 7.48     kA7hA7mF3 35 0
10 GALEX J053343.4-271349 WD* 05 33 43.4332848696 -27 13 50.076451956           DA 13 0
11 HD 37006 PM* 05 46 11.9065323144 +78 15 22.521872628   8.94 8.20     G0 55 0
12 * chi01 Ori SB* 05 54 22.9829893 +20 16 34.222038 5.08 5.00 4.40 3.90 3.59 G0V 895 0
13 V* V1386 Ori PM* 06 06 40.4780487600 +15 32 31.578871020 8.016 7.565   6.2   K0V 190 0
14 LAMOST J060755.70+341525.9 WD* 06 07 55.7642775360 +34 15 26.114640984           DAH 15 0
15 * 37 Gem * 06 55 18.6663587832 +25 22 32.503553004   6.343 5.748     G0V 246 0
16 HD 59747 BY* 07 33 00.5805100512 +37 01 47.446248504   8.58 7.70     K1V(k) 112 0
17 V* DD CMi gD* 07 48 58.2213037224 +00 39 42.993856872   7.78 7.43     F0IV 34 0
18 HD 63433 MS* 07 49 55.0606576176 +27 21 47.457467316   7.59 6.91     G5V 206 0
19 * pi.01 UMa BY* 08 39 11.7046112880 +65 01 15.263122512 6.33 6.26 5.64 5.12 4.79 G0.5V 608 0
20 NGC 2632 OpC 08 39 58.4 +19 36 33           ~ 1733 0
21 * tau UMa SB* 09 10 55.0419835680 +63 30 49.216366332   5.008 4.640     F6IIIn 237 1
22 BD+16 2032 * 09 48 55.5076836288 +15 33 57.792717864   9.26 8.68     G0 19 0
23 * 50 Leo PM* 10 38 54.5339332896 +16 07 38.727564960   6.986 6.604     F5V 43 0
24 HD 93215 PM* 10 46 09.2336044152 +25 45 39.688910208   8.70 8.05 7.4   G5V 55 0
25 EC 10514-1447 WD* 10 53 54.5364751608 -15 03 55.716839316   16.4 16.29 16.5   DA2.4 12 0
26 * bet UMa PM* 11 01 50.4797515135 +56 22 56.761138187 2.35 2.35 2.37 2.31 2.35 A1IVps 462 0
27 CD-32 7854 PM* 11 03 27.9332116368 -32 45 29.395452888   12.94 11.483   9.843 K6Ve 9 0
28 HD 98764 PM* 11 21 49.8388777008 -24 11 23.165394540   8.77 8.12     G2V 36 0
29 * gam UMa Em* 11 53 49.8473166 +53 41 41.135025 2.440 2.450 2.440 2.44 2.47 A0V 417 0
30 HD 109011 SB* 12 31 18.9376512624 +55 07 08.278288104   9.05 8.11     K2Ve 145 0
31 NAME Ursa Major Moving Group MGr 12 32 +57.0           ~ 467 1
32 V* DO CVn BY* 12 35 51.2877348744 +51 13 17.314169592   9.50 8.54     K0 62 0
33 HD 110463 BY* 12 41 44.5223098128 +55 43 28.822255644   9.250 8.265     K3Ve 131 0
34 HD 112186 * 12 54 33.0357724872 +11 54 24.781336416   10.01 8.80     K0 13 0
35 HD 115043 PM* 13 13 37.0081725552 +56 42 29.759356008   7.423 6.813     G1Va 274 0
36 * zet01 UMa SB* 13 23 55.5422805173 +54 55 31.295579890 2.11 2.271 2.220 2.10 2.12 A1.5Vas 320 0
37 C 1440+697 Cl* 14 40.9 +69 34           ~ 29 0
38 * zet Boo A PM* 14 41 08.960182 +13 43 41.81182   4.56 4.51     A3IV 109 0
39 * alf CrB SB* 15 34 41.2684881676 +26 42 52.866000089 2.19 2.22 2.24 2.21 2.25 A1IV 499 0
40 * bet Ser B PM* 15 46 09.1637145840 +15 25 15.318213600       9.74   K3V 15 0
41 * bet Ser PM* 15 46 11.2551806454 +15 25 18.549468647 3.81 3.73 3.67 3.61 3.58 A2IV 189 0
42 * zet TrA SB* 16 28 28.1422653048 -70 05 03.824909916   5.446 4.899     F9V 226 0
43 HD 163183 PM* 17 47 38.1777173760 +73 07 57.646788816   8.33 7.75     G0 47 0
44 HD 165185 PM* 18 06 23.7195191736 -36 01 11.230597272 6.64 6.57 5.95 5.58   G1V 192 0
45 Gaia DR3 6706768660234603136 WD* 18 18 54.2163932904 -47 57 48.498015636           DA 9 0
46 Gaia DR3 4256698798129293568 WD* 18 39 31.3839887976 -04 48 18.860018796           DA 9 0
47 HD 172742 PM* 18 40 21.0175188072 +33 41 04.244995752   7.74 7.28     F5 30 0
48 HD 175726 PM* 18 56 37.1723923656 +04 15 54.462836664   7.28 6.71     G0V 124 0
49 HD 190422 * 20 07 35.0906085072 -55 00 57.649210416   6.771 6.250     F9VCH-0.4 74 0
50 GALEX J204818.2+110107 WD* 20 48 18.2576316672 +11 01 07.599916056           DA 9 0
51 BD+36 4301 SB* 20 53 35.3742539280 +36 41 49.294761000   9.98 9.37     G1V 10 0
52 HD 203015 PM* 21 19 11.2072091064 +17 49 19.993782072   7.05 6.69     F2 31 0
53 Gaia DR3 1977625873372742016 WD* 21 37 12.5316382896 +47 34 59.977870032           DA 10 0
54 HD 215657 V* 22 47 26.7373247448 -44 57 54.582561756   7.79 7.23     G0V 62 0
55 HD 223408 PM* 23 49 19.5259485936 -27 51 15.324138864   7.46 6.96   6.37 F6V 42 0

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