65 Ursae Majoris

65 Ursae Majoris
Location of 65 Ursae Majoris (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Ursa Major
65 UMa ABC
Right ascension 11h 55m 05.74925s[1]
Declination +46° 28′ 36.6408″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +6.54[2] (A/B/C = 6.7 / 8.5 / 8.32)[3]
65 UMa D
Right ascension 11h 55m 11.33152s[1]
Declination +46° 28′ 11.2150″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +6.965[4]
Characteristics
65 UMa ABC
Spectral type A7 / A7 / A3 / ? / ?[5]
U−B color index +0.08[2]
B−V color index +0.11[2]
Variable type Algol[5]
65 UMa D
Spectral type A0p[6]
U−B color index +0.01[2]
B−V color index +0.02[2]
Astrometry
65 UMa ABC
Radial velocity (Rv)−3.90±4.4[7] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 10.41[1] mas/yr
Dec.: 2.38[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)4.72 ± 0.58 mas[1]
Distanceapprox. 690 ly
(approx. 210 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.05[8]
65 UMa D
Radial velocity (Rv)−7.00±3.7[9] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 11.82[1] mas/yr
Dec.: 0.39[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)3.37 ± 0.56 mas[1]
Distanceapprox. 1,000 ly
(approx. 300 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.1[10]
Orbit[5]
Primary65 UMa Aa1
Companion65 UMa Aa2
Period (P)1.73043 d
Inclination (i)86.5±0.2°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
133.3±4.2 km/s
Semi-amplitude (K2)
(secondary)
135.7±4.2 km/s
Orbit[5]
Primary65 UMa Aa
Companion65 UMa Ab
Period (P)641.5±16.7
Eccentricity (e)0.169±0.048
Inclination (i)47°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
13.7[3] km/s
Semi-amplitude (K2)
(secondary)
19.9±2.7 km/s
Orbit[5]
Primary65 UMa A
Companion65 UMa B
Period (P)118.209±0.690 yr
Semi-major axis (a)208.2±9.7 mas
Eccentricity (e)0.504±0.006
Inclination (i)38.1±2.4°
Longitude of the node (Ω)92.1±4.2°
Periastron epoch (T)2447516.9±126.8
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
202.7±1.3°
Details
65 UMa Aa1
Mass1.74±0.06[5] M
Radius1.86±0.08[5] R
Temperature8,000[5] K
65 UMa Aa2
Mass1.71±0.06[5] M
Radius1.81±0.08[5] R
Temperature7,948±20[5] K
65 UMa Ab
Mass2.4±0.4[5] M
65 UMa B
Mass2.4±2.0[5] M
65 UMa C
Mass2.01[3] M
65 UMa D
Mass2.31[11](3.02 + 1.64[3]) M
Radius2.93[11] R
Luminosity79[11] L
Surface gravity (log g)3.85[11] cgs
Temperature8,600[11] K
Age525[11] Myr
Other designations
65 UMa, ADS 8347, CCDM J11551+4629
65 UMa ABC: DN UMa, BD+47°1913, HD 103483, HIP 58112, HR 4560, SAO 43945
65 UMa D: BD+47°1914, HD 103498, HIP 58117, HR 4561, SAO 43946
Database references
65 UMa AB
65 UMa C
65 UMa D

65 Ursae Majoris, abbreviated as 65 UMa, is a star system in the constellation of Ursa Major. With a combined apparent magnitude of about 6.5,[2] it is at the limit of human eyesight and is just barely visible to the naked eye in ideal conditions. It is about 760 light years away from Earth.

65 Ursae Majoris is a sextuple star system. It contains six stars in a hierarchical orbit where each star orbits its inner stars. Such systems are uncommon, with only a few sextuple stars known.[5] Higher-multiplicity star systems are uncommon because they are less stable than their simpler counterparts, and often decay into smaller systems.

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