Phecda (star)

Phecda A
Spectral	A0 Ve
Type	Main Sequence
Luminosity	LSol
Absolute magnitude
Mag Terra	2.438
Temperature	9355° K
Mass	2.62 MSol
Radius	3.04 RSol

The star Phecda (otherwise known as Phecta, Phad, or Gamma Ursae Majoris) is a blue-white main sequence star of spectral type A0 that is part of the Ursae Major Moving Group.

Description (Specifications)

The Phecda star system is approximately 25.5pc from Terra, and is located in a Rimspinward/Spinward direction from Terra at bearing 140.8^o Galactic Longitude and +61.4^o North Galactic Latitude.

• The Phecda system is located close to the Mizar-Alcor star system, separated by a distance of ~2.62 pc.
• The star Merak is located close to Phecda and is separated from it by ~3.4 pc.

History & Background (Dossier)

Phecda is the primary star of the world Phecta/Euxene (Aldebaran 0106).

Image Repository

TravellerMap (Unofficial):
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References & Contributors (Sources)

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• EXTERNAL LINK: SIMBAD @ University of Strasbourg: [2]
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: WHULorigan
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science