Dubhe

Dubhe or Alpha Ursae Majoris is a red giant star in the constellation of Ursa Major. It is 27 times wider than the Sun.

α Ursae Majoris
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Location of α Ursae Majoris (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Ursa Major
Right ascension 11h 03m 43.67152s[1]
Declination +61° 45′ 03.7249″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 1.79[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K0III[3] + F0V[4]
U−B color index +0.93[2]
B−V color index +1.07[2]
Variable type Suspected[5]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−9.4±0.3[6] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: –134.11[1] mas/yr
Dec.: –34.70[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)26.54 ± 0.48[1] mas
Distance123 ± 2 ly
(37.7 ± 0.7 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−1.10±0.04[7]
Details[8]
α UMa A
Mass3.44±0.11 M☉
Radius17.03±0.13 R☉
Luminosity165.1±8.3 L☉
Surface gravity (log g)2.20 cgs
Temperature5,012±65 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.20±0.07[9] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)2.6±1.0[7] km/s
Age280±30 Myr
α UMa B
Mass~1.6[3] M☉
Other designations
Dubhe, Ak, α Ursae Majoris, α UMa, Alpha UMa, 50 UMa, NSV 5070, BD+62°1161, FK5 417, GC 15185, HD 95689, HIP 54061, HR 4301, SAO 15384, PPM 17705, ADS 8035, CCDM J11037+6145AB, WDS J11037+6145AB[10]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Dubhe Media

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 van Leeuwen, F.. Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction. Astronomy and Astrophysics 474 (2) (November 2007). p. 653–664. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Johnson, H. L.. UBVRIJKL photometry of the bright stars. Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory 4 (99) (1966). p. 99.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Guenther, D. B.. Evolutionary Model and Oscillation Frequencies for α Ursae Majoris: A Comparison with Observations. The Astrophysical Journal 530 (1) (2000). p. L45–L48. doi:10.1086/312473.
  4. ↑ Tokovinin, A. A.. MSC - a catalogue of physical multiple stars. Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series 124 (1997). p. 75–84. doi:10.1051/aas:1997181.
  5. ↑ Samus, N. N.. VizieR Online Data Catalog: General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Samus+ 2007-2013). VizieR On-line Data Catalog: B/GCVS. Originally Published in: 2009yCat....102025S 1 (2009).
  6. ↑ Gontcharov, G. A.. Pulkovo Compilation of Radial Velocities for 35 495 Hipparcos stars in a common system. Astronomy Letters 32 (11) (November 2006). p. 759–771. doi:10.1134/S1063773706110065.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Carney, Bruce W.. Rotation and Macroturbulence in Metal-Poor Field Red Giant and Red Horizontal Branch Stars. The Astronomical Journal 135 (3) (March 2008). p. 892–906. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/135/3/892.
  8. ↑ Baines, E.. Fundamental Parameters of 87 Stars from the Navy Precision Optical Interferometer. The Astronomical Journal 155 (1) (2017). p. 30. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/aa9d8b.
  9. ↑ McWilliam, Andrew. High-resolution spectroscopic survey of 671 GK giants. I - Stellar atmosphere parameters and abundances. Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 74 (December 1990). p. 1075–1128. doi:10.1086/191527.
  10. ↑ DUBHE -- Spectroscopic binary. SIMBADCentre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2011-12-23.