Feige 55
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| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Other designations | |
| Gaia DR2 1582231699483080192, WD 1202+608, 2MASS J12043856+6032082[2] | |
| 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]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c d e Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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