Phi_Ursae_Majoris

Phi Ursae Majoris

Phi Ursae Majoris

Binary star in the constellation Ursa Major

Phi Ursae Majoris, Latinized from φ Ursae Majoris, is binary star[11] system in the northern constellation of Ursa Major. It is white-hued and is visible to the naked eye with a combined apparent visual magnitude of +4.60;[2] the primary is magnitude 5.28 while the secondary is magnitude 5.39.[11] The system is located at a distance of approximately 510 light-years (160 parsecs) from the Sun based on parallax,[1] but is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −14.7 km/s.[5] It should make its closest approach at a distance of around 370 light-years in about 4.7 million years.[6]

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As of 2017, the components had an angular separation of 0.50″ along a position angle of 304°.[3] They are orbiting each other with a period of 105.4 years and eccentricity of 0.44.[7] Both of components are A-type subgiant stars[12] with a stellar classification of A3 IV.[4]

Phi Ursae Majoris is moving through the galaxy at a speed of 21.6 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected galactic orbit carries it between 24,000 and 46,000 light-years from the center of the galaxy.[6]

Naming

With τ, h, υ, θ, e, and f, it composed the Arabic asterism Sarīr Banāt al-Na'sh, the Throne of the daughters of Na'sh, and Al-Haud, the Pond.[13] According to the catalogue of stars in the Technical Memorandum 33-507 - A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars, Al-Haud were the title for seven stars: f as Alhaud I, τ as Alhaud II, e as Alhaud III, h as Alhaud IV, θ as Alhaud V, υ as Alhaud VI and this star (φ) as Alhaud VII.[14]

In Chinese, 文昌 (Wén Chāng), meaning Administrative Center, refers to an asterism consisting of φ Ursae Majoris, υ Ursae Majoris, θ Ursae Majoris, 15 Ursae Majoris and 18 Ursae Majoris. Consequently, the Chinese name for φ Ursae Majoris itself is known as 文昌三 (Wén Chāng sān, English: the Third Star of Administrative Center).[15]

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