Talk:Phecda
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Isn't this system a spectroscopic binary? This paper (https://arxiv.org/pdf/astro-ph/9901228.pdf) reports that finding. DrHacky (talk) 18:06, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
- That's pretty old, speculative even at the time, and has never been confirmed. Lithopsian (talk) 19:36, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
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Mythology
[edit]I was wondering if there was any mythology surrounding Phecda? 50.35.65.131 (talk) 03:03, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
- Doesn't look like much solely about this star, but plenty about Ursa Major or the Big Dipper. Lithopsian (talk) 15:18, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
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Newest most oblate star?
[edit]Its polar radius/equitorial radius ratio is 1.5485:1, compared to Achernar's 1.351:1 Pancakes321 (talk) 04:54, 5 October 2025 (UTC)