HD 238108

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Stern
HD 238108
Messier object 40.jpg
2MASS image with HD 238107 and HD 238108
AladinLite
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Big Bear
Right ascension 12 h 22 m 19 s
declination + 58 ° 05 ′ 10.4 ″
Apparent brightness 10.11 ± 0.03 mag
Typing
B − V color index (0.59) 
Spectral class F8
Astrometry
Radial velocity (30.64 ± 1.08) km / s
parallax (6.85 ± 0.03)  mas
distance (476 ± 2)  ly
(146 ± 1)  pc
Proper movement 
Rec. Share: (−28.29 ± 0.05)  mas / a
Dec. portion: (66.78 ± 0.05)  mas / a
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Bonn survey BD + 58 ° 1372B
Henry Draper Catalog HD 238108 [1]
SAO catalog SAO 28355 [2]
Tycho catalog TYC 3840-564-1 [3]
2MASS catalog 2MASS J12221899 + 5805103 [4]

HD 238108 is a star in the constellation Great Bear at a distance of just over 450 light years . Together with HD 238107, the star forms an optical double star ( Winnecke 4 ), which Charles Messier mistakenly assumed to be a nebula in 1764 .

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e f g HD 238108. In: SIMBAD . Center de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg , accessed August 19, 2018 .