Epsilon Ursae Majoris

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ε Ursae Majoris
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ε Ursae Majoris in Ursa Major (circled).
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Ursa Major
Right ascension 12h 54m 01.74959s[1]
Declination +55° 57′ 35.3627″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 1.77[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type A1III-IVp kB9
U−B color index +0.02[2]
B−V color index -0.02[2]
Variable type α2 CVn
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)-9.3[3] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +111.91[1] mas/yr
Dec.: -8.24[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)39.51 ± 0.20[1] mas
Distance82.6 ± 0.4 ly
(25.3 ± 0.1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)–0.2[4]
Details
Mass2.91[5] M☉
Radius4.14[6] R☉
Luminosity102[7] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)3.23[8] cgs
Temperature9,020[8] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.00[4] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)33[9] km/s
Age300[10] Myr
Other designations
Alioth, Allioth, Aliath, ε UMa, 77 Ursae Majoris, BD+56°1627, FK5 483, GC 17518, HD 112185, HIP 62956, HR 4905, PPM 33769, SAO 28553.
Database references
SIMBADdata

Epsilon Ursae Majoris or Alioth is a white star in the Ursa Major constellation.

Epsilon Ursae Majoris Media

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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. ↑ Evans, D. S.. The Revision of the General Catalogue of Radial Velocities. Determination of Radial Velocities and their Applications, Proceedings from IAU Symposium no. 30 30 (June 20–24, 1966). University of Toronto: International Astronomical Union. p. 57.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tektunali, H. G.. The spectrum of the CR star Epsilon Ursae Majoris. Astrophysics and Space Science 77 (1) (June 1981). p. 41–58. doi:10.1007/BF00648756.
  5. ↑ Shaya, Ed J.. Very Wide Binaries and Other Comoving Stellar Companions: A Bayesian Analysis of the Hipparcos Catalogue. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement 192 (1) (January 2011). p. 2. doi:10.1088/0067-0049/192/1/2.
  6. ↑ Shulyak, D.. Interferometry of chemically peculiar stars: Theoretical predictions versus modern observing facilities. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 443 (2) (2014). p. 1629. doi:10.1093/mnras/stu1259.
  7. ↑ Katarzyński, K.. Search for exoplanets and brown dwarfs with VLBI. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 461 (1) (2016). p. 929. doi:10.1093/mnras/stw1354.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Gray, R. O.. Contributions to the Nearby Stars (NStars) Project: Spectroscopy of Stars Earlier than M0 within 40 Parsecs: The Northern Sample. I. The Astronomical Journal 126 (4) (2003). p. 2048. doi:10.1086/378365.
  9. ↑ Royer, F.. Rotational velocities of A-type stars in the northern hemisphere. II. Measurement of v sin i. Astronomy and Astrophysics 393 (3) (October 2002). p. 897–911. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20020943.
  10. ↑ Nakajima, Tadashi. Potential Members of Stellar Kinematic Groups within 30 pc of the Sun. The Astronomical Journal 143 (1) (2012). p. 2. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/143/1/2.