56 Ursae Majoris (56 UMa) is a star in the constellation Ursa Major. Its apparent magnitude is 5.03.[2] It is a single-lined spectroscopic binary with an orbital period of about 45 years.[5]
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Ursa Major |
Right ascension | 11h 22m 49.58373s[1] |
Declination | +43° 28′ 57.7267″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.03[2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | G7IIIBa0.3[3] |
U−B color index | +0.82[4] |
B−V color index | +1.02[4] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | 1.01 ± 0.05[5] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: -37.42[1] mas/yr Dec.: -14.26[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 6.12 ± 0.27 mas[1] |
Distance | 530 ± 20 ly (163 ± 7 pc) |
Orbit[5] | |
Period (P) | 16,460 ± 631 d |
Eccentricity (e) | 0.555 ± 0.016 |
Periastron epoch (T) | 2,451,521 ± 35 |
Argument of periastron (ω) (secondary) | 286.8 ± 2.0° |
Semi-amplitude (K1) (primary) | 3.84 ± 0.04 km/s |
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