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Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Ursa Major |
Right ascension | 12h 04m 38.5357s [1] |
Declination | +60° 32′ 08.0865″ [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | +13.45 |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | DAO+M5.5V |
Astrometry | |
Proper motion (μ) |
RA: −54.744±0.065
[1]
mas/
yr Dec.: −34.855±0.061 [1] mas/ yr |
Parallax (π) | 5.0141 ± 0.0419 mas [1] |
Distance | 650 ± 5
ly (199 ± 2 pc) |
Details | |
Mass | 0.486/0.3 M☉ |
Radius | 0.0345/0.33? R☉ |
Luminosity | 10.7/0.0079 L☉ |
Temperature | 56,300/3000? K |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
Feige 55 is a hot white dwarf approximately 650 light-years away from the Sun in the constellation of Ursa Major. The star is likely a post-AGB star with relatively high luminosity for a standard white dwarf. It is also in a close binary system with orbital period of 1.4933 days. [3]