Gamma Ursae Majoris

Gamma Ursae Majoris, also called Phad or Phecda, is a white star in the exclusively northern constellation of Ursa Major, with a smaller companion star.^[1] The primary white star is 3 times wider than the Sun.^[2]

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↑ Eggl, S.; Pilat-Lohinger, E.; Funk, B.; Georgakarakos, N.; Haghighipour, N. (2013). "Circumstellar habitable zones of binary-star systems in the solar neighbourhood". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 428 (4): 3104–3113. doi:10.1093/mnras/sts257.
↑ Fitzpatrick, E. L.; Massa, D. (2005). "Determining the Physical Properties of the B Stars. II. Calibration of Synthetic Photometry". The Astronomical Journal. 129 (3): 1642–1662. doi:10.1086/427855. S2CID 119512018.

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[1] Eggl, S.; Pilat-Lohinger, E.; Funk, B.; Georgakarakos, N.; Haghighipour, N. (2013). "Circumstellar habitable zones of binary-star systems in the solar neighbourhood". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 428 (4): 3104–3113. doi:10.1093/mnras/sts257.

[2] Fitzpatrick, E. L.; Massa, D. (2005). "Determining the Physical Properties of the B Stars. II. Calibration of Synthetic Photometry". The Astronomical Journal. 129 (3): 1642–1662. doi:10.1086/427855. S2CID 119512018.

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