Feige 55

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]

Feige 55
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[1] mas
Distance650 ± 5 ly
(199 ± 2 pc)
Details
Mass0.486/0.3 M
Radius0.0345/0.33? R
Luminosity10.7/0.0079 L
Temperature56,300/3000? K
Other designations
Gaia DR2 1582231699483080192, WD 1202+608, 2MASS J12043856+6032082[2]
Database references
SIMBADdata

References


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