main-sequence star · A0V
Phecda
Phecda is a blue-white main-sequence star (spectral type A0V) about 84 light-years away. With an apparent magnitude of 2.41 it is easy to see even from a city.
A corner star of the Big Dipper.
Its light output is roughly 60 times that of the Sun (a rough estimate in visible light, calculated from brightness and distance).
From Germany (52° N) it never sets: it stays above the horizon all year.
Key facts
- Distance
- ≈ 84 light-years
- Spectral type
- A0V (main-sequence star)
- Colour
- Blue-white
- Apparent magnitude
- 2.41 mag
- Luminosity
- ≈ 60 × Sun
- Position
- Right ascension 11h 54m, declination 53.7°
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Data: Hipparcos / HYG catalogue (CC BY-SA 4.0). Luminosity and visibility are calculated estimates.